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CHARTER. 


LAWS,  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 


OF  THE 


COMMON  SCHOOLS 


O  F  T  H  E 


CITY  OF  ROCK  ISLAND 


W  l  T  II 


Comparative  Tables 


SHOWING  THE  INCREASE,  PROGRESS.  AND  EXPENSES  OF  THE  SCHOOLS  FROM 

SEPTEMBER  1X72  TO  SEPTEMBER  1880. 


REVISED  AND  ADOPTED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


ROCK  ISLAND.  ILL.  : 

K.  (‘HAMPTON,  BOOKSELLER.  STATIONER  AND  BLANK  BOOK  MAKER. 

1880. 


CHARTER, 


LAWS,  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 

OF  THE 

COMMON  SCHOOLS 


OF  THE 


CITY  OF  ROCK  ISLAND. 


REVISED  AND  ADOPTED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


ROCK  ISLAND,  ILL.  : 

R.  CRAMPTON,  BOOKSELLER,  STATIONER  AND  BLANK  BOOK  MAKER. 

1880. 


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->  BOARD  x  OF x  EDUCATION  «* 


M.  D.  Merrill,  President. 

Term 

expires  July, 

1882. 

David  Donaldson, 

U 

u  a 

1881. 

H.  C.  Cleaveland,  - 

a 

u  u 

1881. 

J.  M.  Buford, 

u 

u  u 

1883. 

F.  M.  SlNNET, 

u 

u  u 

1883. 

J.  F.  Everett,  Clerk, 

Expires  July  31, 

1881. 

■Me Remarks  by  the  Superintendents 


The  citizens  of  Rock  Island  at  an  early  day  evinced  a  great  interest  in  edu¬ 
cation.  Through  a  united  effort  a  law  was  enacted  and  a  charter  obtained  for 
the  establishment  of  the  present  school  system  as  early  as  February  18,  1857. 
The  charter  provides  that  a  Board  of  Education,  consisting  of  five  members, 
shall  be  elected  by  the  people,  and  that  they  shall  have  ample  power  to  estab¬ 
lish  and  foster  free  schools.  It  gives  them  general  supervision  of  all  the 
schools  and  power  to  employ  a  Superintendent,  who,  under  the  rules  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Education,  shall  be  clerk  of  the  Board  and  ex-officio  member ; 
to  direct  what  branches  shall  be  taught,  to  grade  the  schools,  employ  teachers, 
and  enact  suitable  rules  and  regulations  for  their  government.  It  gives  them 
ample  power  to  levy  taxes  for  school  purposes,  and  to  issue  bonds  for  build¬ 
ing  school  houses  and  purchasing  school  grounds.  Few  cities  in  Illinois 
provided  at  so  early  a  day  so  ample  provisions  for  the  education  of  their  youth. 
The  present  prosperity  of  the  schools  of  Rock  Island  demonstrates  the 
foresight  and  wisdom  of  her  citizens  in  obtaining  the  enactment  of  this 
charter. 

The  present  Board  of  Education  consists  of  the  following  named  gentlemen : 
J.  M.  Buford,  F.  M.  Sinnet,  M.  D.  Merrill,  David  Donaldson,  H.  C.  Cleave- 
land  and  J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent  and  clerk  of  the  Board. 

The  Board  have  at  the  present  time,  thirty-seven  teachers  employed  besides 
the  Superintendent.  On  the  completion  of  the  school  house  now  under  con- 
.  tract  in  the  east  part  of  the  city  this  number  will  be  increased  by  two  more 
teachers. 

There  are  at  the  present  time  nearly  twenty-two  hundred  pupils  enrolled, 
the  average  monthly  attendance  being  about  sixteen  hundred.  These  pupils 
are  accommodated  in  six  school  buildings,  viz:  High  School  building,  be¬ 
tween  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues  and  Twenty-first  and  Twenty-second  streets, 
under  the  charge  of  Benjamin  T.  Hathaway,  is  a  large  three  story  brick, 
and  accommodates,  when  seated  to  full  capacity,  six  hundred  pupils. 

The  First  Ward  School  building,  which  has  been  under  the 
efficient  principal,  S.  S.  Kemble,  for  the  last  six  years,  in  the  western  part 
of  the  city,  on  the  south  side  of  Third  avenue  between  Seventh  and  Eighth 
streets,  is  a  large  three  story  brick,  and  can  accommodate  six  hundred  and 
fifty  pupils  when  seated  to  its  full  capacity. 


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The  Second  Ward  School  building,  on  the  South  side  of  Third  avenue  on 
Thirteenth  street,  is  a  two  story  brick,  and  accommodates  one  hundred  and 
forty  pupils. 

The  Third  Ward  building,  under  the  charge  of  Miss  JElla  Wiser,  on  the 
corner  of  Fifth  avenue  and  Nineteenth  street,  is  a  large  two  story  brick,  and 
accommodates  two  hundred  and  fifty  pupils. 

The  Fourth  Ward  building,  under  the  charge  of  Miss  Annie  Kirkpatrick, 
located  on  Seventh  avenue,  is  a  two  story  brick,  and  accommodates  two  hun¬ 
dred  and  twenty  pupils. 

In  October,  1877,  on  the  ground  purchased  of  Bailey  Davenport,  corner  of 
Ninth  avenue  and  Twelfth  street,  the  Board  of  Education  completed  a  fine 
thfee  story  brick  building  capable  of  seating  five  hundred  and  fifty  pupils, 
in  which  they  then  opened  four  rooms  accommodating  two  hundred  and 
thirty  pupils.  The  Board  of  Education  exerted  themselves  to  make  this 
school  building  convenient  and  attractive.  The  plan  of  heating  and 
ventilating  this  building  is  the  most  economical  and  perfect  of  any  in  the 
city  and  perhaps  in  the  State.  The  Board  of  Education  adorned  the  grounds 
with  shade  trees  and  in  front  with  a  beautiful  grass  plat,  in  which  the  teachers 
interspersed  shrubbery  and  flower  beds.  Rarely  will  you  find,  built  for  the 
same  money,  a  school  building  so  convenient,  so  well  ventilated,  or  so 
economically  heated  as  this  ODe. 

The  seventh  school  building  in  the  city  will  be  erected  according  to  the 
plans  now  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Education,  on  a  lot  donated  to  the 
district  by  Wm.  Brooks,  on  Seventh  avenue  east  of  the  Swede  College.  It  is 
the  intention  of  the  Board  that  this  building  shall  be  completed  and  ready  to 
be  opened  for  school  purposes  by  the  first  of  November,  1880. 

The  gradation  of  the  schools  is  thorough,  there  being  nine  distinct  grades 
below  the  High  School,  and  each  grade  containing  an  A  and  a  B  class.  In 
these  grades  are  taught  the  various  branches  pertaining  to  a  common  school 
education,  including  history  of  the  United  States,  music,  drawing,  the  ele¬ 
ments  of  science,  and  geometry.  The  last  twTo  branches  taught  orally.  At 
the  close  of  each  year  classes  are  promoted  from  grade  to  grade,  as  they  are 
able  to  pass  the  required  examinations.  Monthly  examinations  are  held,  and 
any  pupil  able  to  pass  to  a  higher  grade  receives  a  special  promotion. 
By  this  means  a  bright  pupil,  by  close  application,  can  finish  the  pre¬ 
scribed  studies  in  much  less  time  than  provided  in  the  course  of  study. 

The  First  Ward  School  provides  instructions  in  all  grades  below  the 
High  School.  Pupils  in  the  Second,  Third  and  Fourth  Ward  Schools 
complete  five  grades.  Pupils  in  No.  6  building  complete  eight  grades. 
In  the  High  School  building  all  grades  above  the  third  are  provided  for. 
There  are  two  distinct  courses  of  study  in  the  High  School.  The  English, 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


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embracing  arithmetic,  English  analysis,  algebra,  physiology,  geometry, 
ancient  and  modem  history,  zoology,  natural  philosophy,  botany,  rhetoric, 
geology,  plane  trigonometry,  astronomy  and  intellectual  philosophy.  This 
course  embraces  three  distinct  grades,  and  occupies  three  years  of  study.  The 
classical  and  preparatory  course  is  the  same  as  the  English,  and  also  provides 
for  the  study  of  Latin  and  G-erman.  In  this  course  there  are  four  distinct 
grades,  and  occupies  four  years  of  study.  This  course  of  study  is  designed 
to  give  pupils  sufficient  mental  discipline  to  enter  any  of  our  Western  colleges. 
They  were  established  in  October,  1872,  and  ever  since  the  High  School 
has  been  growing  in  members  and  scholarship. 

In  1874  five  were  graduated  from  the  High  School  and  received  diplomas 
from  the  Board  of  Education.  In  1875  eleven  graduated;  in  1876  twenty 
graduated ;  in  1877  fifteen  graduated ;  in  1878  fifteen  graduated ;  in  1879  eight 
graduated ;  in  1880  seven  graduated. 

The  Board  of  Education  have  given  places  in  the  primary,  intermediate 
and  grammar  grades  to  graduates  of  ’74,  ’75,  ’76,  ’77  and  ’78,  and  they  have 
usually  made  capable  and  efficient  teachers.  They  have  entered  upon  their 
school  work  with  spirit  and  energy,  and  have  made  laudable  advancement  in 
the  science  of  school  government  and  the  theory  and  practice  of  teaching. 
The  graduates  of  the  High  School  afford  a  source  from  which  vacancies 
can  be  supplied  in  the  corps  of  teachers  as  they  occur  from  time  to  time,  also 
the  means  by  which  any  place  in  the  lower  grades  temporarily  vacant  from 
sickness  or  other  causes,  can  be  filled.  The  graduates,  having  passed  through 
all  of  the  grades  and  learned  the  workings  of  the  system,  usually  in  time 
make  successful  teachers.  Should  the  Board  of  Education  determine  to 
establish  a  normal  course  of  one  year  in  addition  to  the  High  School  course, 
they  would  have  the  means  of  supplying  the  future  demands  for  qualified 
teachers  in  the  lower  grades. 

In  1872  the  Board  of  Education  lengthened  the  school  year  one  month. 
Ever  since  the  pupils  of  Rock  Island  have  enjoyed  nine  months  school 
each  year 

The  cost  of  tuition  for  each  pupil  enrolled  last  year  was  $10.88 ;  the  cost 
per  pupil  on  average  number  belonging  $13.98;  the  cost  per  pupil  on  average 
daily  attendance  $14.85. 

The  High  School  has  a  piano,  school  apparatus  and  a  valuable  reference 
library.  The  First  Ward  School  building  has  two  fine  organs,  cyclopaedias 
and  reference  books. 

A  careful  review  of  the  tables  hereafter  submitted  showing  the  attendance, 
enrollment,  punctuality,  etc.,  of  the  different  schools,  and  also  their  running 
expenses  for  the  last  eight  years,  will  develop  many  valuable  facts.  The 
public  are  earnestly  invited  to  give  those  tables  a  careful  study.  It 


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will  be  found  that  the  gain  on  the  average  daily  attendance  during  the 
last  eight  years  has  been  60  per  cent.  That  the  gain  on  the  number  enrolled 
has  been  a  little  less  than  36  per  cent.,  while  that  on  the  average  number  be¬ 
longing  has  been  over  51  per  cent,  and  that  the  decrease  in  tardiness  has 
been  66  per  cent.  That  the  increase  in  running  expenses  has  been  34 1-6  per 
cent.,  while  the  increase  in  the  number  of  teachers  employed  has  been  54  per 
cent.  While  the  increase  of  the  per  cent,  of  number  enrolled  has  kept  pace 
with  that  of  the  city,  the  increase  of  the  average  attendance  has  far  out¬ 
stripped  it,  and  the  increase  of  the  per  cent,  of  expenses  has  fallen  below  the 
per  cent,  of  the  increase  of  the  city.  Many  other  facts  showing  the  economy 
and  prosperity  of  our  schools  might  be  mentioned,  which  a  careful  study  of 
these  tables  will  unfold. 

There  are  several  questions  in  regard  to  education,  bearing  upon  the  pros¬ 
perity  of  this  community  and  ot  the  State,  which  must  be  considered  in  the 
near  future.  How  can  our  Board  of  Education  supply  the  increasing  demand 
for  experienced  teachers  which  continually  arises  from  the  resignation  of  old 
and  tried  ones?  We  have  hinted  at  the  remedy,  viz:  to  establish  a  normal 
department  in  connection  with  the  High  School,  where  post  graduates,  desiring 
to  fit  themselves  for  the  profession,  can  receive  a  course  of  thorough  training 
in  the  science  of  school  government  and  theory  and  practice  of  teaching. 
They  should  also  consider  carefully  whether  it  would  not  be  money  well 
spent  to  re-establish  the  old  night  school.  Could  not  many  be  drawn  away 
from  the  haunts  of  vice  and  encouraged  and  aided  in  obtaining  a  better  edu¬ 
cation  and  seeking  a  higher  life?  Would  not  many  hard  working  young  men 
— those  who  are  compelled  to  labor  by  day  to  support  their  families — avail 
themselves  of  the  opportunity  to  increase  their  knowledge? 

The  question  of  a  separate  High  School  building  will  also  come  up  for 
consideration  some  time  in  the  future.  There  is  a  strong  and  growing  feeling 
in  the  minds  of  many,  that  pupils,  especially  girls,  should  not  be  required  to 
go  up  so  many  flights  of  stairs  to  reach  their  school  rooms ;  that  their  health 
is  injured  thereby.  Many  also  believe  that  the  light  of  our  present  High 
School  room  is  injurious  to  the  eyes  of  the  pupils,  and  still  others  think  that 
the  High  School  should  not  be  connected  with  lower  grades  in  the  same 
building.  No  doubt  a  separate  High  School  would  be  a  great  advantage  to 
our  school  system,  but  the  time  has  not  yet  arrived  for  its  establishment, 
although  it  should  be  discussed,  thought  over,  and  plans  devised  for  the  future. 
Could  a  Township  High  School  be  established  somewhere  in  the  central 
part  of  the  city,  as  has  been  done  in  Ottawa,  Princeton  and  several  other  places 
in  the  State,  it  would  prove  a  great  blessing  not  only  to  the  city  of  Rock 
Island  but  also  to  the  surrounding  country. 


RULES  CONCERNING  THE 


-Me  BOARD  4-  OF*  EDUCATION 


THE  BOARD. 

Meetings. 

1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  to  hold  quarterly  meetings,  as  pre¬ 
scribed  by  law,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  April,  July,  October  and  January, 
and  they  may  meet  by  adjournment  at  such  other  times  as  they  may  see  pro¬ 
per.  The  President  of  the  Board,  or  any  two  members  thereof,  may  call  a 
special  meeting  of  the  Board,  by  giving  oral  notice  of  the  time,  place,  and 
object  thereof,  or  leaving  a  written  notice  of  the  same  at  the  residence  of  the 
other  members  of  the  Board. 

Organization  of  the  Board. 

2.  The  Board  shall  organize  by  appointing  one  of  their  number  President. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Board, 
when  present.  If  the  President  is  absent,  the  Board  shall  appoint  a 
President  pro  tern. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

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3.  The  Board  shall  also  elect  a  Clerk  and  a  Treasurer  (the  latter  of  whom 
shall  not  be  a  member  of  the  Board),  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices 
during  the  pleasure  of  the  Board,  or  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected 
and  qualified. 

Clerk’s  Duties. 

4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  be  present  at  all  meetings  of  the 
Board,  and  to  record  in  a  book  provided  for  that  purpose,  all  the  official  pro¬ 
ceedings  of  the  Board,  which  record  shall  be  public  and  open  to  the  inspec¬ 
tion  of  any  person  interested.  If  the  Clerk  be  absent  the  Board  shall 
appoint  a  Clerk  pro  tern. 

Treasurer  s  Duties. 

5.  The  Treasurer  shall  execute  to  said  Board  an  official  bond,  with  good 
and  sufficient  sureties ;  such  bond  to  be  approved  by  the  Board,  in  such  a 
sum  as  the  Board  shall  determine,  but  to  be,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained, 
in  double  the  amount  of  alj.  moneys  that  will  be  at  one  time  in  his  hands, 
and  conditioned  for  the  performance  of  his  duties  as  Treasurer,  and  especially 
faithfully  to  keep,  and  from  time  to  time  pay  over,  all  moneys  that  he  shall 
receive  as  Treasurer,  as  he  shall  be  directed  by  order  of  the  Board,  or  required 
by  law  to  do.  He  shall  keep  a  true  and  accurate  record,  in  proper  books  for 
that  purpose,  of  all  moneys  received  and  paid  out  by  him;  for  what  purpose; 


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upon  what  and  whose  account;  but  he  shall  pay  out  no  money  except  upon 
the  order  of  the  Board.  For  all  moneys  paid  out  he  shall  take  and  file  with 
the  papers  of  his  office,  proper  vouchers,  and  he  shall  settle  his  account  with 
the  Board  at  least  once  in  each  year,  or  oftener  if  the  Board  shall  so  require. 

Compensation  of  Board. 

6.  No  member  of  the  Board  shall  receive  any  compensation  for  his 
attendance  at  the  meetings  of  the  Board,  nor  for  the  performance  of  its 
ordinary  duties;  but 'for  extraordinary  services  reasonable  compensation 
may  be  allowed,  the  Board  to  determine  what  extraordinary  services  are,  and 
the  compensation  therefor.  The  Clerk  and  Treasurer  shall  receive  such 
compensation  as  the  Board  shall  prescribe. 

School  Year. 

‘7.  The  schools  shall  open  annually  on  the  first  Monday  of  September, 
and  continue  in  session  for  at  least  eight  months. 

School  Month. 

8.  The  school  month  shall  consist  of  twenty  days,  unless  otherwise 
directed  by  the  Board. 

School  Session. 

9.  The  morning  session  of  the  school  shall  commence  at  nine  o’clock, 
a.  m.,  and  close  at  twelve  o’clock,  m.,  and  the  afternoon  session  shall  com¬ 
mence  at  one  o’clock  and  thirty  minutes,  p.  m.,  and  close  at  four  o’clock  and 
thirty  minutes,  p.  m.,  from  April  1st  until  November  1st,  and  from  November 
1st  until  April  1st  the  afternoon  session  shall  commence  at  one  o’clock  and 
fifteen  minutes,  p.  m.,  and  end  at  four  o’clock,  p.  m. 

Election  of  Superintendent  and  Teachers. 

10.  As  soon  after  the  close  of  the  school  year  as  practicable,  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  and  Teachers  shall  be  elected  for  the  coming  school  year. 

Adoption  of  New  Rules,  and  Amendment  of  Old  Ones. 

11.  These  rules,  or  any  one  of  them,  may  be  amended,  altered  or  re¬ 
pealed,  or  new  rules  adopted,  after  notice  of  such  intention  being  given  at 
least  one  week  previous  to  action  being  taken  thereon. 

Annual  Report  of  School  Board. 

12.  The  Board  of  Education  shall,  at  the  end  of  each  year  of  their  term 
of  office,  cause  to  be  prepared  and  published  in  one  or  more  of  the  papers  of 
the  city  of  Rock  Island,  a  statement  exhibiting  the  financial  and  educational 
condition  of  the  public  schools  for  the  preceding  year. 


SUPERINTENDENT. 

Superintende7it  shall  be  Clerk  of  Board. 

13.  The  Superintendent  shall  be  ex-officio  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Educa¬ 
tion.  He  shall  file  and  preserve  all  records,  vouchers  and  papers  pertaining 
to  the  transactions  of  the  Board,  and,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
office,  shall  deliver  them  to  his  successor  or  to  the  President  of  the  Board. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


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Care  of  Property. 

14.  He  shall  act  under  the  advice  and  direction  of  the  Board  of  Educa¬ 
tion,  and  shall  have  the  superintendence  of  all  the  public  schools,  school 
houses,  books  and  apparatus. 

Office  Duties  and  Professional  Improvements. 

15.  He  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the  duties  of  his  office.  He 
shall  keep  regular  office  hours,  from  eight  o’clock  to  nine  o’clock  and  thirty 
minutes,  each  school  day,  at  a  place  provided  for  that  purpose,  which  shall  be 
the  general  depository  of  the  books  and  papers  belonging  to  the  Board. 
He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  whatever  principles  and  facts  that  concern 
the  interests  of  popular  education,  and  with  all  matters  pertaining,  in  any 
way,  to  the  organization,  discipline  and  instruction  of  the  public  schools,  to 
the  end  that  all  the  children  of  the  city  may  obtain  the  best  education  which 
the  schools  are  able  to  impart. 

Visitation  and  Grading  of  Schools. 

16.  He  shall  visit  all  the  schools  as  often  as  his  duties  will  permit,  and 
shall  pay  particular  attention  to  the  classification  of  the  pupils  in  the  several 
schools;  shall  determine  the  number  of  classes,  their  studies  and  grade 
respectively. 

Co-operation  with  Teachers. 

17.  He  shall  maintain  in  the  several  schools  uniformity  in  the  mode  of 
instruction,  and,  as  far  as  practicable,  uniformity  in  discipline;  and  with  the 
consent  of  the  Board,  may  prescribe  to  the  teachers  regulations  to  sccur^ 
the  same. 

Special  Teachers  Meetings. 

18.  He  shall  have  authority  to  dismiss  any  or  all  of  the  schools,  at  such 
time  as  he  may  deem  advisable,  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  the  teachers,  and 
consulting  with  them  in  respect  to  the  best  methods  of  discipline  and  instruc¬ 
tion.  He  shall  also  have  authority  to  call  together  at  these  meetings  such 
classes  of  the  schools  as  he  may  wish  to  employ  in  illustration  of  the  prin¬ 
ciples  presented. 

Change  of  District. 

19.  He  is  authorized  to  transfer  a  pupil  from  one  school  to  another,  when 
the  classification  or  place  of  residence  of  the  pupil  shall,  in  his  judgment, 
require  such  change. 

Annual  Report. 

20.  He  shall  prepare  a  general  report  of  the  condition  and  progress  of 
the  schools,  at  the  end  of  each  school  year,  for  publication. 

Unfaithful  or  Incompetent  Teachers. 

21.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  instruction  and  discipline  of  all  the 
teachers  employed  in  the  schools,  and  shall  report  to  the  Board,  whenever  he 
is  convinced  that  any  one  is  unfaithful,  or  incompetent  to  discharge  the 
duties  of  the  situation. 

Pupils  Liable  to  Suspension. 

22.  He  shall  report  to  the  Board  as  soon  as  practicable,  all  cases  of  pupils 
who  have  made  themselves  liable  to  suspension,  and  who  are  by  reason 
thereof  not  in  attendance  upon  school. 


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TEACHERS. 

Teachers  to  Observe  the  Regulations. 

23.  All  teachers  are  expected  to  make  themselves  familiar  with  the 
regulations,  and  especially  with  that  portion  of  them  that  relates  to  their  own 
duties,  in  the  instruction  and  discipline  of  their  respective  divisions. 

Teachers'  Punctuality. 

24.  They  shall  be  in  their  respective  school  rooms  thirty  minutes  before 
the  time  of  opening  the  schools  in  the  morning,  and  fifteen  minutes  in  the 
afternoon.  Teachers  are  requested  to  observe  punctually  the  hours  appointed 
for  opening  and  closing  the  schools,  and  if  tardy,  shall  record  it  on  their 
rolls,  and  report  the  same,  with  the  number  of  minutes  tardy,  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendent,  in  their  monthly  reports. 

Teachers  Meetings. 

25.  They  shall  attend  all  teachers’  meetings,  whether  established  by  the 
Board  or  called  by  the  Superintendent,  and  no  ordinary  excuse  will  be 
deemed  sufficient  reason  for  being  absent  from  such  meetings.  A  refusal  or 
persistent  failure  to  attend  such  meetings  will  be  considered  sufficient  cause 
for  the  removal  of  a  teacher. 

Opening  Exercises. 

26.  Ten  minutes  before  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  schools  in  the 
morning,  the  principal  or  assistant  of  each  room  shall  call  the  scholars 
present  to  order,  and  read  a  chapter,  or  a  portion  of  a  chapter,  from  the 
Bible,  without  note  or  comment,  and  repeat  the  Lord’s  Prayer,  either  alone  or 
in  concert  with  the  scholars.  Scholars  are  requested  to  be  present  at  the 
exercises,  but  shall  not  be  required  to  be  present,  except  under  the  direction 
of  their  parents  or  guardians.  When  practicable,  the  schools  shall  be  closed 
with  appropriate  singing. 

Care  of  Pupils  Before  and  After  School. 

27.  Teachers  shall  prevent  the  pupils,  as  far  as  possible,  from  collecting 
about  the  school  houses  at  an  early  hour  before  the  opening  of  school,  and 
use  all  reasonable  means  for  sending  them  directly  home  as  soon  as  they  are 
dismissed.  They  are  also  expected,  as  far  as  practicable,  to  exercise  a  general 
inspection  over  their  pupils  while  going  to  or  returning  from  school. 

Pufils  Remaining  at  Noon. 

28.  In  special  cases,  where  it  would  be  injurious  for  pupils  to  go  home 
at  noon,  on  account  of  inclement  weather,  or  the  great  distance  of  their  homes 
from  school,  the  pupils  shall  be  allowed  to  remain,  and  some  suitable  provi¬ 
sion  shall  be  made  in  some  of  the  school  rooms  for  their  protection  and  care, 
under  the  eye  of  a  teacher ;  but,  as  far  as  practicable,  the  teacher  shall  confer 
with  parents,  and  endeavor  to  secure  their  co-operation  in  preventing  the 
pupils  from  coming  to  school  before  the  proper  hour,  and  from  remaining  at 
noon,  except  in  cases  of  urgent  necessity. 

Detention  of  Pupils  after  School. 

29.  Teachers  are  empowered  with  the  right  to  detain  pupils  a  reasonable 
time  after  school  is  dismissed,  for  purposes  of  discipline  or  instruction. 


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Care  of  School  Property. 

30.  The  teachers  are  required  to  examine  the  premises,  inside  and  out, 
to  prevent  the  abuse  and  destruction  of  the  school  property,  and  to  report 
promptly  to  the  Superintendent  any  damage  that  may  have  been  done,  or  be 
held  personally  responsible  for  it. 

School  Records. 

31.  Teachers  shall  keep  the  school  records  neatly  and  accurately,  and 
in  accordance  with  the  prescribed  forms. 

Teachers'  Meetings. 

32.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  the  teachers  to  meet  the  Superintendent, 
at  some  suitable  time  and  place,  every  two  weeks,  for  the  purpose  of  report¬ 
ing  such  information  in  regard  to  the  schools  as  he  may  desire ;  of  exhibiting 
their  records ;  making  their  returns,  and  conferring  in  reference  to  all  matters 
pertaining  to  the  interests  of  the  schools. 

Daily  Programme. 

32.  Each  teacher,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Superintendent,  shall  prepare 
a  programme  of  exercises  for  each  day’s  work.  The  programme  may  be 
altered  when  necessary,  by  conferring  with  the  Superintendent. 

Interference  with  School  Duties. 

34.  No  teacher  shall  read  or  distribute  any  advertisement,  nor  allow  any 
advertisement  to  be  relic!  or  distributed  in  any  school  room,  or  upon  any  of 
the  school  premises. 

Prizes  or  Medals. 

35.  Teachers  shall  not  award  any  medals  or  other  prizes  to  the  pupils 
under  their  charge,  unless  specially  authorized  by  the  Board. 

Presents  to  Teachers. 

36.  No  teacher  shall  permit  a  subscription  or  contribution  of  any  kind, 
iu  the  schools ;  nor  shall  any  teacher  accept  a  present  obtained  by  donations 
or  contributions  of  the  pupils  of  a  public  school. 

School  Employjnents. 

37.  Teachers  are  not  expected  to  occupy  the  school  hours,  during  recess 
or  otherwise,  in  reading,  knitting  or  needle-work  of  any  kind,  as  all  such 
time  should  be  devoted  exclusively  to  the  instruction  or  care  of  pupils. 

Teachers  Leave  of  Absence. 

38.  Teachers  may  leave  their  divisions  one-half  day  every  two  months, 
for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the  rooms  of  other  teachers,  upon  application  to 
the  Superintendent,  who  may  supply  a  substitute. 

Suspension  of  Pupils. 

39.  For  violent  or  pointed  opposition  to  authority,  in  any  particular 
instance,  a  teacher  may  suspend  a  pupil  from  recitations,  for  the  time  being, 
whereupon  the  parent  or  guardian  shall  be  informed  of  the  fact,  and  the  case 
shall  be  referred  for  consultation  to  the  Superintendent. 


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Punishment  in  School . 

40.  Teachers  are  expected  to  remember  that,  “All  other  things  being- 
equal,  the  minimum  of  punishment  is  the  maximum  of  excellence.”  If, 
however,  a  teacher,  in  the  exercise  of  due  discretion,  shall  have  occasion  to 
inflict  corporal  punishment  by  whipping  a  pupil,  it  would  be  well,  if  possible, 
that  it  be  not  done  in  presence  of  the  school,  and  that  another  teacher  in  the 
same  building  be  called  in  to  witness  its  infliction.  When  such  punishment 
is  inflicted,  the  teachers  are  expected  to  make  report  of  the  same  to  the 
Superintendent  at  the  ensuing  Teachers’  Meeting. 

Regulation  of  the  Clocks. 

41.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  principal  to  see  that  all  of  the  clocks 
belonging  to  the  schools  are  regulated  by  the  city  time  every  morning,  and 
all  the  teachers  shall  conform  to  the  standard  in  making  their  record  of 
attendance,  both  for  themselves  and  their  pupils. 

Examination  of  Teachers. 

42.  No  teacher  shall  be  employed,  permanently,  in  any  of  the  schools 
until  he  or  she  shall  have  passed  a  satisfactory  examination  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent,  or  a  committee  employed  by  the  Board  for  that  purpose. 


PUPILS. 

Age  of  Admission. 

43.  No  pupil  under  six  years  of  age  shall  be  admitted  to  the  schools. 

Admission  to  Schools. 

44.  Each  pupil  applying  for  admission  to  the  schools  must  present  to  the 
teacher  a  certificate  from  the  Superintendent — which  may  be  obtained  by  the 
parent  or  guardian  accompanying  the  child,  on ‘Monday  morning  of  each 
week  at  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Education. 

Books  Used. 

45.  The  books  used,  and  the  studies  pursued  shall  be  such,  and  only  such, 
as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Board,  and  no  teacher  shall  advise  or  require  any 
of  the  pupils  to  purchase,  for  use  in  the  schools,  any  book,  pamphlet  or 
publication  not  contained  in  the  list  of  books  so  directed  and  authorized. 

Pupils  to  be  Furnished  with  Books. 

46.  No  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  retain  connection  with  the  public 
schools  unless  furnished  with  books,  slate  and  all  other  necessaries  required 
to  be  used  in  the  classes  to  which  he  belongs :  Provided  that  no  pupil  shall 
be  excluded  for  such  a  cause  unless  the  parent  or  guardian  shall  be  furnished 
by  the  teacher  with  a  list  of  the  books  or  articles  needed,  and  one  week  shall 
elapse  after  such  notice  without  the  pupil  being  supplied. 

Non-Residents. 

47.  None  but  the  children  of  bona  fide  residents  of  Bock  Island 
School  District  shall  be  admitted  to  the  schools  free,  but  the  children  of  non- 


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residents  may  be  admitted  by  the  Superintendent  on  payment  of  the  pre¬ 
scribed  rates  of  tuition  to  lnm  in  advance.  The  tuition  of  all  non-residents 
shall  he  by  the  month,  $2.50  in  the  High  School,  and  $2.00  in  all  lower  grades. 
The  school  year  for  the  purpose  of  tuition  may  be  divided  into  two  terms ; 
the  cost  then  shall  be  $10  per  term  in  the  High  School,  and  $8  in  all  lower 
grades.  Tuition  payable  in  advance. 

Cleanliness. 

48.  Any  child  tha,t  comes  to  school  without  proper  attention  having  been 
given  to  cleanliness  of  person  and  dress,  or  whose  clothes  need  necessary 
repairs,  shall  be  sent  home  to  be  properly  prepared  for  school. 

Diseases. 

49.  No  pupil  known  to  be  afflicted  with  any  contagious  or  infectious  dis¬ 
ease,  or  coming  from  a  family  where  such  a  disease  prevails,  shall  be  received 
or  continued  in  any  school. 

Vaccination. 

50.  No  pupil  shall  be  received  in  any  school  without  furnishing  satis¬ 
factory  evidence  of  having  been  vaccinated,  or  otherwise  secured  against 
small  pox. 

Regularity  .and  Punctuality. 

51.  Any  pupil  in  any  of  the  divisions,  except  the  first  of  the  District 
Schools,  who  shall  be  absent  six  half-days  in  four  successive  weeks,  shall  be 
suspended  until  the  parent  or  guardian  shall  have  given  satisfactory  assurance 
to  the  Superintendent  that  such  absences  shall  not  occur  in  future,  and  no 
pupil  thus  suspended  shall  be  restored  without  permission  from  the  Board  or 
Superintendent:  Provided ,  that  no  pupil  shall  be  suspended  for  absence 
occasioned  by  sickness  or  death  in  the  family.  Two  times  tardy  shall  count 
the  same  as  half-a-day  absence.  A  pupil  who  shall  forfeit  his  seat  a  second 
time,  can  only  be  restored  by  a  vote  of  the  Board.  It  shall  be  the  teacher’s 
duty  to  give  timely  warning  to  the  parent  or  guardian  when  their  children’s 
tardy  or  absent  marks  have  accumulated  so  that  two  half-days  additional 
absence  will  require  their  suspension  from  school. 

Written  Excuses  for  Tardiness  or  Absence. 

52.  Pupils  are  required  to  furnish  excuses  for  tardiness  or  absence  from 
their  parents  or  guardians  in  person,  or  by  written  note. 

Promotions. 

53.  There  shall  be  certain  times  when  promotions  of  classes  from  one 
division  to  another  will  take  place ;  but  pupils  who  are  thorough  in  their 
studies,  and  advancing  more  rapidly  than  the  pupils  of  the  class  to  which 
they  belong,  may  be  transferred  to  higher  classes,  and  those  who  are  not 
making  equal  progress  with  their  classes  shall  be  placed  in  a  lower  grade. 

Examinations. 

54.  Any  pupil  who  shall  be  absent  from  any  of  the  examinations  of  the 
divisions  in  which  he  is  placed,  except  for  sickness  or  such  other  warrantable 
necessity,  shall  not  be  permitted  to  advance  in  the  studies  of  his  grade  until 
he  has  passed  a  satisfactory  examination. 


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School  Buildings  for  School  Purposes  Only. 

55.  The  school  buildings  under  the  control  of  the  Board  of  Education 
shall  not  be  used  for  any  other  purpose  than  the  accommodation  of  the  public 
schools,  except  by  special  vote  of  the  Board. 

Abuse  of  School  Property. 

56.  Any  pupil  who  shall  deface  or  abuse  the  school  house,  or  the 
premises,  in  any  way,  shall  be  suspended  until  it  shall  be  repaired  at  the  ex¬ 
pense  or  by  the  labor  of  the  party  who  does  the  damage. 


JANITORS. 

57.  Each  janitor  will  be  expected  to  keep  diligent  watch  over  the 
property,  to  preserve  it  from  injury  and  abuse.  He  shall  co-operate  with  the 
teachers  in  keeping  the  premises  neat,  clean  and  comfortable,  and  if,  on 
account  of  his  neglect,  damage  is  done  the  property,  he  shall  be  held  responsi¬ 
ble  for  its  repairs. 

Each  janitor  will  be  expected  to  take  diligent  care  in  regard  to  fires;  to 
examine  carefully  the  hot-air  flues ;  to  remove  from  the  same  all  papers  and 
everything  else  of  a  combustible  nature,  as  often  as  three  times  a  week. 

Smoking  and  the  use  of  tobacco  in  any  form  is  prohibited  in  the  school 
buildings. 


ROCK  ISLAND  SCHOOL  DISTRICT. 

58.  The  city  of  Bock  Island  shall  be  divided  into  four  school  districts : 
First  District — Shall  constitute  all  that  part  of  the  city  west  of  the 
centre  of - street. 


Second — All  between  the  centres  of - and - streets. 

Third — All  between  the  centres  of - and - streets. 

Fourth — All  east  of  the  centre  of - street. 


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First  Grade,  Primary. 

Language — Reading  from  card  and  black-board  three  months;  from  first 
reader  thereafter. 

Numbers — Counting,  reading  and  writing  numbers  to  fifty. 

Writing — Each  child  learns  to  write  his  own  name. 

Miscellaneous — Morals  and  manners,  physical  exercises,  singing,  teach¬ 
ing  the  scale,  oral  lessons  on  the  form  and  color  of  birds,  animals, 
flowers,  etc.;  two  lessons  each  day,  ten  minutes  in  length. 

Second  Grade,  Primary. 

Reading — Erom  first  reader.  The  meaning  of  !  Distinction  be¬ 

tween  question  and  answer,  and  the  pause  required  after  each.  Spelling 
by  sound  any  monosyllabic  word  without  silent  letters.  All  words  read, 
spelled  orally,  and  written  on  slate  or  black-board. 

Numbers — Reading  and  writing  Arabic  numbers  as  far  as  one  thousand. 
Adding  columns  of  single  figures  to  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifteen,  and 
numbers  of  three  figures  each,  the  sum  of  any  two  not  exceeding  nine. 
Adding  and  subtracting  numbers,  in  no  case  exceeding  fifteen.  Roman 
notation  to  L. 

Miscellaneous — Same  as  in  First  Grade. 

Drawing — On  slate  and  black-board,  letters,  lines  and  simple  figures,  print¬ 
ing  and  forming  script  letters. 

Third  Grade,  Primary. 

Reading — Second  reader.  Comma,  colon,  semi-colon,  exclamation-point  and 
dash,  with  use,  without  rules.  Use  of  capital  letters  at  the  beginning  of 
proper  names.  The  words  I  and  O.  Spelling  by  sound  any  monosyllabic 
word.  All  words  read,  spelled  either  orally  or  on  slate. 

Numbers — Reading  and  writing  numbers  not  exceeding  ten  thousand. 
Subtracting  numbers  of  four  figures  or  less,  of  such  character  that  the 
minuend  shall  equal  or  exceed  the  corresponding  figures  of  the  subtra¬ 
hend.  Multiplication-table  to  sevens.  Roman  notation  to  C.  Rapid 
combination  in  addition  and  subtraction,  not  exceeding  fifty. 

Miscellaneous — Writing  small  letters,  capitals,  and  in  tracer  number  one. 
Words  from  reading  lesson  to  be  written ;  oral  lessons  on  the  use  of  the 
globe  and  outline  maps,  points  of  the  compass,  geography  of  the  im¬ 
mediate  neighborhood — including  town,  county  and  state ;  physical  exer¬ 
cises,  singing;  drawing  of  lines,  simple  figures  and  familiar  objects; 
morals,  manners,  etc. 

Fourth  Grade,  Intermediate. 

Reading — First  half  of  third  reader ;  question-marks,  and  their  use ;  use  of 
capitals  in  all  proper  names  that  they  have  occasion  to  write ;  construction 


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of  simple  sentences  requiring  the  use  of  period  and  interrogation-point; 
writing  words  in  reading  or  other  lessons ;  spelling  by  sound,  words  in 
reading  lesson,  except  the  most  difficult ;  spelling  in  the  speller. 

Numbers — Reading  and  writing  numbers  to  one  hundred  thousand;  multi¬ 
plication-table  through  twelves;  addition  and  subtraction  of  numbers, 
the  sum  or  minuend  not  to  exceed  five  figures;  multiplication,  the  multi¬ 
plicand  not  to  exceed  four  figures,  and  the  multiplier  a  single  figure; 
division  of  any  number,  each  figure  of  which  is  an  exact  multiple  of 
the  divisor ;  Roman  numbers  to  one  thousand ;  rapid  combination  in  addi¬ 
tion,  subtraction,  multiplication  and  division. 

Miscellaneous — Oral  instruction  on  local  geography,  continued ;  Hooker’s 
Child’s  Book  of  Nature,  part  first,  used  for  reading  and  familiar  conversa¬ 
tion;  physical  exercises;  singing  and  oral  lessons,  drawing,  writing  in 
trttcer  number  two  with  pen,  and  composition,  morals,  manners,  etc. 

Fifth  Grade,  Intermediate. 

Reading — Third  reader  completed ;  spelling  by  sound  any  word  read ;  oral 
and  written  spelling  from  speller;  definition  of  words;  construction  of 
sentences  comprising  words  from  spelling  lessons,  with  special  attention 
to  capitals  and  punctuation  marks. 

Numbers — Reading  and  writing  numbers  of  two  periods ;  practical  arithmetic, 
through  the  fundamental  operations  of  addition,  subtraction,  multiplica¬ 
tion  and  division,  so  that  the  sum,  minuend,  product  or  dividend  shall  not 
exceed  two  periods,  multiplier  not  to  exceed  three  figures,  divisor  not  to 
exceed  two  figures,  or  as  much  as  is  included  iu  Felter’s  primary 
arithmetic. 

Miscellaneous — Elementary  geography ;  writing  in  copy-books  one  and  two 
with  pen  and  ink;  oral  instruction  in  Hooker’s  Child’s  Book  of  Nature, 
part  second;  physical  exercises ;  object  lessons  on  arithmetical  and  geometri¬ 
cal  forms ;  drawing  and  singing. 

Sixth  Grade,  Grammar . 

Third  reader  completed;  Guyot’s  elementary  geography,  completed,  and 
intermediate  commenced ;  Felter’s  practical  arithmetic  through  addition  of 
fractions;  oral  lessons  in  English  grammar,  including  the  different  parts  of 
speech ;  morals  and  manners,  singing,  physical  exercises,  phonic  analysis, 
writing  in  number  four  and  five. 

Seventh  Grade,  Grammar . 

Fourth  reader,  completed ;  analysis  of  words  in  reader ;  elementary  grammar ; 
oral  and  written  spelling,  abbreviation,  practical  arithmetic  to  metric  sys¬ 
tem  ;  mental  arithmetic,  with  practical ;  continue  intermediate 

geography ;  writing  in  copy-books  five  and  six ;  singing,  physical  exercises, 
oral  lessons  in  primary  geometry  begun,  morals  and  manners. 

Eighth  Grade,  Grammar. 

Read  the  first  half  of  fifth  reader;  analysis  of  words  in  reader;  English 
grammar;  spelling  as  in  previous  grades,  both  oral  and  written;  practical 
arithmetic  to  partial  payments;  mental  arithmetic;  intermediate 


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geography  completed,  and  history  commenced;  writing,  as  in  previous 
grades;  map-drawing,  singing,  physical  exercises,  oral  lessons  in  primary 
geometry,  continued. 

Ninth  Grade ,  Grammar. 

Fifth  reader,  completed;  analysis  of  words;  oral  and  written  spelling;  Eng¬ 
lish  grammar,  completed ;  mental  arithmetic,  completed ;  practical  arith¬ 
metic,  completed  to  mensuration;  history  of  United  States, completed ;  pen¬ 
manship,  continued;  oral  lessons  on  the  human  body;  physiology  and 
hygiene ;  drawing ;  oral  instruction  in  primary  geometry,  completed ;  par¬ 
ticular  attention  paid  to  map-drawing  and  mathematical  geography  in 
both  eighth  and  ninth  grades. 


HIGH  SCHOOL.  . 

English  Department. 

First  Year. 

First  Term.  Practical  arithmetic,  mensuration;  English  grammar  with 
analysis ;  algebra,  elementary,  commenced ;  physical  geography,  commenced. 

Second  Term.  Algebra,  elementary,  completed ;  English  analysis,  continued ; 
physical  geography,  completed ;  physiology  commenced. 

Third  Term.  Geometry,  commenced,  first  book ;  English  analysis,  com¬ 
pleted  ;  physiology,  completed. 

Second  Year. 

First  Term.  Plane  geometry,  completed;  ancient  and  modern  history; 
zoology. 

Second  Term.  Ancient  and  modern  history,  completed;  higher  algebra, 
commenced;  zoology,  completed. 

Third  Term.  Higher  algebra,  completed  ;  natural  philosophy,  commenced ; 
botany. 

Third  Year. 

First  Term.  Natural  philosophy,  completed;  rhetoric,  commence; 
trigonometry,  plane,  completed. 

Second  Term.  Spherical  trigonometry;  geology ;  rhetoric,  completed. 

Third  Term.  Astronomy;  intellectual  philosophy;  geology,  completed. 

Classical  and  Preparatory  Course. 

First  Year. 

First  Term.  Practical  arithmetic,  mensuration ;  Latin  grammar  and  reader, 
or  German-;  algebra,  elementary,  commenced;  physical  geography, 
commenced. 

Second  Term.  Algebra,  elementary,  completed ;  Latin  grammar  and  reader, 
or  German ;  physiology,  commenced ;  physical  geography,  completed. 


t  8  Common  Schools 

Third  Term.  Geometry  commenced,  first  book;  Latin  grammar  and  reader, 
or  German ;  physiology,  completed. 

Second  Year. 

First  Term.  Plane  geometry,  completed;  Latin,  Csesar;  zoology. 

Second  Term.  Higher  algebra,  commenced;  Latin,  Caesar;  zoology, 
completed. 

Third  Term.  Higher  algebra,  completed ;  Latin,  Virgil,  one  book ;  botany. 

Third  Year. 

First  Term.  Virgil,  four  books,  or  German;  rhetoric,  commenced; 
trigonometry,  plane. 

Second  Term.  Spherical  geometry  and  trigonometry;  geology,  or  two 
books  in  Virgil;  rhetoric,  completed. 

Third  Term.  Intellectual  philosophy;  geology,  completed;  Latin,  one 
book  in  Cicero’s  orations  against  Cataline. 

Fourth  Year. 

First  Term.  Intellectual  philosophy,  completed;  astronomy,  commenced; 

Latin,  three  books  (Cicero  against  Cataline). 

Second  Term.  Astronomy,  completed ;  English  literature ;  natural  philosophy, 
commenced. 

Third  Term.  Natural  philosophy,  completed;  Cicero’s  orations,  reviewed; 
English  literature. 

Declamations  and  compositions  by  the  pupils  throughout  the  Intermediate, 
Grammar  and  High  School. 

Students  completing  either  of  the  above  courses  of  study,  will  receive  a 
diploma  from  the  Board  of  Education. 


-►*  TEXT*  BOOKS 


FIRST  TO  NINTH  GRADE  INCLUSIVE. 


Readers,  Webster,  Franklin. 

Spellers,  Sanders. 

Arithmetics,  Felter’s. 

Penmanship,  Payson,  Dnnton  and  Scribner. 
Geographies,  Guyot. 

Dictionary,  Webster. 

Drawing,  Krusi. 

Grammar,  Greene. 

History,  Swinton. 

Hooker’s  Child’s  Book  of  Nature,  Oral. 


HIGH  SCHOOL. 


Arithmetic,  Felter. 

English  Grammar,  Greene. 

Algebra,  Robinson. 

Geometry,  “ 

Trigonometry,  “ 

Physiology,  Dalton. 

Ancient  and  Modern  History,  Swintoii. 
Natural  Philosophy,  Steele. 

Botany,  Gray. 

Rhetoric,  Hart. 

Geology,  Steele. 

Astronomy,  Steele. 

INTELLECTUAL  PHILOSOPHY,  HaVCTI. 

Latin  Grammar,  Harkness. 

“  Reader,  “ 

CAESAR,  “ 

Virgil,  Chase  and  Stewart,  or  Cooper. 
Cicero,  “  “  Antlion. 

Physical  Geography,  Guyot. 

Zoology,  Tenney. 

German,  Alin. 


-McALUMNIaH- 


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ROCK  ISLAND  HIGH  SCHOOL 


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CLASS 

OF  1874. 

Lizzie  B.  Hooper. 

Mary  L.  Bryant. 

Kate  M.  McGregor. 

*Laura  W.  Faxon. 

Ella  Wiser. 

CLASS 

OF  1875. 

Fred  A.  Denkmann. 

( 

Ellen  E.  Piiilp. 

Ella  G.  Taylor. 

*Emma  H.  Piiilp. 

Kate  E.  Eddy. 

Lou  J.  Piiilp. 

Lillie  M.  Murpiiy. 

Julia  A.  IIamerly. 

Lyda  F.  Nye. 

Lillie  Iv.  Flemming. 

Lonie  A.  Denkmann. 

CLASS 

of  1876. 

Ada  M.  Cooke. 

/ 

Effie  A.  Barge. 

Sallie  Johnston. 

Grace  E.  Kenworthy 

Alts  Russell. 

*Frances  Battles. 

A.  Laura  Hill. 

Alice  J.  Lloyd. 

Mary  E.  Bowen. 

Ida  W.  Phillips. 

Hannah  M.  Mills. 

Lina  E.  Zeis. 

Edwin  B.  McKown. 

Clark  H.  Connelly. 

William  B.  Aster. 

Florence  Bowen. 

Ella  N.  Kinsler, 

Fanny  A.  Palmer. 

Mary  A.  Carney. 

Mary  Gale. 

CLASS 

OF  1877. 

Alvin  H.  Connelly. 

Mary  E.  Lloyd. 

M.  Edward  Sweeney. 

Ellen  W.  Russell. 

Wm.  E.  Palmer. 

Nellie  R.  Hayes. 

Fannie  Hamilton. 

Minnie  L.  Briggs. 

Bridget  Cavanaugh. 

Etta  M.  McDonald. 

Julia  Anderson. 

Frances  A.  Cutter. 

Ina  E.  Lucas. 

Daisy  Hardy. 

Hattie  E.  Henderson. 


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City  of  Rock  Island. 


Lou  J.  Conway. 
Minnie  J.  Hull. 

L.  Minnie  Magill. 
Lauiia  T.  Ehleb. 
Dollie  Kale. 
Eleanora  C.  Olson. 
Minnie  Repine. 
Hattie  A.  Jenkins. 


Lulu  Carlton. 
Emma  Henderson. 
Elma  J.  Keys. 
Tina  E.  Gansert. 


class  of  1878. 

N  ATE  GEST. 

Arciiy  A.  Stevenson. 
Paul  Hamilton. 

Ella  G.  Iyyte. 

Lucy  Murphy. 

Clara  Whitman. 

Lizzie  A.  Weyerhaeuser. 

class  OF  1879. 

Emma  M.  Kroger. 

Katie  H.  Rafferty. 
Lizzie  H.  Denkmann. 
Jessie  E.  Blackiiall. 

CLASS  OF  1880. 


Minnie  C.  Olson. 
Maria  E.  Thompson. 
Lulu  I.  Churchill. 
George  C.  Westpfahl. 


James  Farrell. 
Lewis  Kauffman. 
Willie  F.  Kendall. 


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ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1872-73. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Rock  Island,  III. : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Sixteenth  Annual  Report  of 
the  City  Schools,  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1873. 

The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  as  follows  : 


High  School .  392 

First  Ward .  558 

Second  Ward.. .  158 

Third  Ward . 321 

Fourth  Ward .  171 

Night  School .  120 


Total . . .  1,720 


The  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average  daily 
attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year 
in  each  department,  are  shown"  in  the  following  table  : 


NAMES  OF  1EACHERS  AND  GRADES 
TAUGHT. 


HIGH  SCHOOL— Mrs.  L.  E.  Everett,  Prln. 

Miss  M.  E.  Apth,  Assistant . 

C.  Brittingham,  1st  Grade . 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  2d  Grade . 

H.  Shepard,  2d  Grade . 

V.  Field,  3d  Grade . 

A.  Crawford,  Intermediate . 

FIRST  WARD— S.  E.  Linn,  Principal. 

E.  Kellogg,  1st  Grade . 

Lucy  Patten,  2d  Grade . . 

Fleta  Muse,  2d  Grade . 

M.  Kirkpatrick,  Intermediate . . . . 

Nellie  Miles,  2d  Intermediate . 

A.  Cooke,  2d  Intermediate . 

M.  E.  Savary,  2d  Intermediate . 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Primary . 

SECOND  WARD. 

Miss  E.  Bascom,  Intermediate . 

Lou.  Whittaker,  Primary . 

THIRD  WARD. 

D.  W.  Posey,  Intermediate . 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Intermediate . 

Maggie  Repine,  Primary . 

Emily  Stanley,  1st  Primary . 

FOURTH  WARD. 

M.  E.  Field,  Intermediate . 

J.  C.  Woods,  Primary . . . 


Total 


Night  School 
Total 


Number 

Enrolled. 

Av.  No.  Bel’ging. 

Av.  Daily 
Attend’ e. 

Per  Cent. 

Sp’l  Promotions. 

Promoted  at  Final 

Examination. 

!  Cases  of  Tardiness 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

18 

50 

68 

43 

9 

32 

41 

93 

34 

118 

19 

41 

60 

40 

12 

25 

37 

92 

5 

26 

5 

35 

34 

69 

47 

24 

21 

45 

95 

41 

51 

27 

38 

65 

47 

17 

26 

43 

92 

1 

42 

16 

37 

27 

64 

45 

24 

17 

41 

91 

34 

66 

40 

26 

66 

41 

21 

17 

38 

93 

4 

35 

71 

176 

216 

392 

263 

107 

138 

245 

92 

10 

212 

327 

18 

32 

50 

35 

12 

21 

33 

97 

6 

26 

90 

23 

32 

55 

37 

13 

22 

35 

90 

7 

31 

55 

25 

35 

60 

40 

18 

20 

38 

95 

2 

36 

50 

28 

23 

51 

39 

15 

22 

37 

95 

5 

29 

30 

29 

28 

57 

42 

22 

17 

39 

93 

2 

31 

71 

27 

40 

67 

44 

15 

24 

39 

90 

4 

37 

102 

38 

23 

61 

42 

25 

15 

40 

95 

42 

55 

76 

81 

157 

88 

43 

38 

81 

92 

14 

40 

82 

264 

294 

558 

367 

163 

179 

342 

93 

40 

272 

535 

22 

21 

43 

35 

16 

17 

33 

94 

12 

25 

117 

66 

49 

115 

66 

37 

25 

62 

94 

6 

62 

83 

88 

70 

.158 

101 

53 

42 

95 

94 

18 

87 

200 

20 

31 

51 

40 

15 

21 

36 

90 

1 

36 

41 

27 

33 

60 

44 

15 

26 

41 

93 

37 

51 

35 

46 

81 

58 

23 

30 

53 

91 

17 

42 

97 

68 

61 

129 

83 

38 

36 

74 

90 

95 

99 

150 

171 

321 

225 

91 

113 

204 

91 

18 

210 

288 

33 

24 

57 

40 

22 

14 

36 

90 

1 

35 

45 

59 

55 

114 

77 

36 

33 

69 

60 

38 

69 

92 

79 

171 

117 

58 

47 

105 

90 

1 

73 

114 

770 

830 

1600 

1073 

472 

519 

991 

92 

87 

769 

14C4 

89 

31 

120 

90 

19 

50 

69 

859 

861 

1720 

1163 

491 

569 

1060 

91 

87 

769 

1464 

First  Primary  not  marked  as  promoted  in  First  Ward. 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


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FINANCIAL  REPORT  OF  TIIE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


lQr72-r73. 


SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent .  11  Months 

L.  E.  Everett,  Principal  High  School .  11  “ 

M.  E.  Apthorp,  Assistant  High  School .  9  “ 

E.  P.  Robinson,  First  Gram.,  High  School. . .  H  “ 

C.  Brittingham,  First  and  Second  Grammar  9  “ 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Second  Grade .  9  “ 

Sara  Hayes,  Second  Grade .  1  “ 

V.  S.  Field,  Third  Grade. . . : .  9 

Helen  Shepard,  Second  Grade .  9  “ 

A.  Crawford,  Intermediate .  9  “ 

S.  E.  Linn,  Principal  First  Ward .  9  “ 

E.  F.  Kellogg,  First  Grade .  9  “ 

L.  R.  Patten,  Second  Grade .  9  “ 

Fleta  Muse,  Second  Grade .  9  “ 

M.  Kirkpatrick,  Intermediate .  9  “ 

Nellie  Miles,  Intermediate .  9  “ 

M.  E.  Savary,  Third  Primary .  9  “ 

A.  F.  Cook,  Third  Primary .  9  “ 

C.  Briggs,  First  an'd  Second .  9  “ 

D.  W.  Posey,  Intermediate .  8  “ 

Lou.  Whittaker,  Primary .  3  “ 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Intermediate .  9  “ 

Emma  Bascom,  Intermedtate .  9  “ 

Maggie  Repine,  Primary .  9  “ 

E.  Stanley,  First  and  Second .  9  “ 

M.  E.  Field,  Intermediate .  9  “ 

J.  C.  Woods,  First  and  Second  Primary _  9  “ 

E.  A.  Linn,  Night  School . 2  “ 

S.  B.  Fisher,  Night  School .  2  “ 


SI, 468  00 
700  00 
075  00 
300  00 
480  00 
450  00 
50  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
.  585  00 

.  540  00 

450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
400  00 
150  00 
450  00 
.  450  00 
.  450  00 

450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
50  00 
50  00 

- $13,153  00 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Wm,  Dowling,  High  School  Building,  12  Months . $  000  00 

T.  N.  Reynolds,  Second  Ward,  3  4-5  “  .  114  00 

Owen  Lee,  Third  Ward,  8  “  247  50 

Alex.  Murry,  Fourth  Ward  5V2  “  193  84 

Jos.  Mills,  Fourth  Ward,  41/3  “  152  77 

James  Gorry,  Second  Ward  2  7-10  “  .  95  50 

T.  Thornton,  First  Ward,  5  7-10  “  .  342  00 

Wm.  Dixon,  Second  Ward,  0  “  180  00 

C.  C.  Tucker,  First  Ward,  4  1-5  “  .  252  00 

- $  2,204  01 

Repairs  for  school  houses .  972  74 

Miscellaneous .  200  75 

Stationery . 109  70 

Printing .  119  50 

Apparatus .  105  50 

Insurance .  407  71 

Fuel .  702  10 

- $  2,798  12 


Total . $18,155  73 

JOHN  BARGE, 

H.  C.  CONNELLY, 
MYLO  LEE, 

S.  W.  McMASTER. 


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ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1873-74. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Rock  Island,  Illinois : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Seventeenth  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools  for  the  year  commencing  Sept.  8,  1873,  and 
ending  June  5,  1874. 


The  whole  number  enrolled  in  High  School  Building .  13K9 

“  “  “  “  First  Ward .  654 

“  “  “  “  Second  Ward .  187 

“  “  “  “  Third  Ward .  874 

“  “  “  “  Fourth  Ward .  196 


Total . 1,810 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year  in 
each  department  are  shown  in  the  following  table : 


NAMES  OP  TEACHERS  AND  GRADE 
OF  SCHOOL. 


HIGH  SCHOOL— L.  E.  Everett,  Prin’l. 

S.  V.  Graves,  Assistant . 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade . - . 

Helen  Shepard,  Eighth  and  Ninth  Grade  .. 

A  Kirkpatrick,  SeventhfGrade . 

Mary  Piatt,  Seventh  and  Sixth  Grade . 

Nellie  E.  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade - - 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  andjfifth  Grade . 

FIRST  WARD— Emma  Kellogg,  Prin. 

L.  R.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade . 

H.  J.  Boyd,  Seventh  Grade . 

FI  eta  Muse,  Sixth  Grade . - . 

Mary  Kirkpatrick,  Fifth  Grade . 

Nellie  Miles,  Fourth  Grade . 

Flora  Conway,  Third  Grade . 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Second  Grade . 

Celia  Briggs,  First  Grade . 

SECOND  WARD. 

Emma  Bascom,  Fifth  Grade . 

Lou  Whittaker,  First  and  Second  Grades.  . 

THIRD  WARD. 

Maggie  Repine,  Principal . 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Fourth  Grade . 

C.  Reynolds,  Third  Grade .  . 

Emily  Stanley,  First  and  Second  Grades . . . 

FOURTH  WARD. 

M.  E.  Field,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Grades . 

J.  C.  Woods,  First  and  Second  Grades . 


Total 


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Enrolled. 

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57 

41 
31 
47 

42 
45 
44 

174 

225 

399 

320 

128 

179 

307 

96 

29 

245 

166 

31 

38 

69 

43 

15 

26 

41 

95 

28 

58 

11 

24 

35 

32 

10 

21 

31 

96 

18 

31 

30 

26 

56 

42 

20 

20 

40 

95 

3 

38 

9 

35 

24 

59 

44 

27 

16 

43 

97 

1 

37 

16 

47 

30 

77 

49 

28 

18 

46 

94 

8 

36 

29 

43 

44 

87 

55 

23 

30 

53 

96 

8 

53 

49 

35 

45 

80 

52 

23 

26 

49 

94 

5 

43 

45 

96 

95 

191 

107 

54 

49 

103 

96 

6 

74 

47 

328 

326 

654 

424 

200 

206 

406 

95 

31 

327 

284 

34 

30 

64 

44 

22 

19 

41 

93 

5 

32 

94 

63 

60 

123 

77 

33 

39 

72 

94 

5 

71 

49 

97 

90 

187 

121 

55 

58 

113 

93 

10 

103 

143 

24 

30 

54 

41 

16 

22 

38 

93 

40 

13 

33 

37 

70 

56 

20 

32 

52 

93 

9 

50 

57 

49 

47 

96 

64 

31 

29 

60 

94 

1 

53 

35 

87 

67 

154 

96 

50 

40 

90 

93 

9 

47 

86 

193 

181 

374 

257 

117 

123 

240 

93 

19 

190 

191 

43 

34 

77 

57 

29 

25 

54 

95 

4 

40 

28 

59 

60 

119 

71 

32 

33 

65 

92 

33 

31 

36 

102 

94 

196 

128 

61 

58 

119 

93 

37 

71 

64 

894 

916 

1810 

1250 

561 

624 

1185 

95 

126 

936 

848 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent, 


City  of  Rock  Island . 


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ier73-'7‘^:. 


SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent . 

L.  E.  Everett,  Principal  High  School..... . 

S.  V.  Graves,  Assistant  High  School..'. . . 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade . . . . 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Seventh  Grade . 

Mary  Platt,  Seventh  Grade . 

Nettie  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade . 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  Grade.. . . . 

Helen  Shepard,  Ninth  Grade . 

M.  E.  Apthorp,  High  School . . . 

S.  V.  Field,  Sixth  Grade . 

D.  M.  Posey,  Ninth  Grade . 

Flora  Saylor,  Sixth  Grade . 

Emma  Kellogg,  Principal  First  Ward . 

L.  R.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade,  First  Ward . . . 

H.  J.  Boyd,  Seventh  Grade,  First  Ward. . . 

Fleta  Muse,  Sixth  Grade,  First  Ward . . 

Mary  Kirkpatrick,  Fifth  Grade,  First  Ward. . . 

Nellie  Miles,  Fourth  Grade,  First  Ward . 

Flora  Conway,  Third  Grade,  First  Ward . 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Second  Grade,  First  Ward . . . 

C.  M.  Briggs,  First  Grade,  First  Ward . . 

Emma  Bascom,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Grades,  Sec.  Ward  . . . 

L.  M.  Whitaker,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  G’s,  Sec.  Ward  .. 

E.  L.  Hall,  Principal  Third  Ward . . . 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Fourth  Grade,  Third  Ward. . . . 

Maggie  Repine.  Third  Grade,  Third  Ward . 

Emily  Stanley,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  Grade,  Third  Ward 

M.  E.  Field,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Grades,  Fourth  Ward _ 

J.  C.  Woods,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  Grades,  Fourth  Ward 

S.  E.  Linn,  Principal  First  Ward . . 

C.  Reynolds,  Third  Grade,  Third  Ward . 


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SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 

William  Dixon .  11%  Months . 

William  Dowling . . .  12  “  . 

Alex.  Murray .  91/2  “  . 

Owen  Lee . . .  10  “  . 

Reinhard  Geiger . . .  91/2  “  . 


$  1,000  00 
875  00 
720  00 
540  00 
450  00 
248  80 
438  00 
437  50 
334  78 
43  50 
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450  00 
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450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
427  50 
450  00 
450  14 
450  00 
450  00 
447  50 
151  70 
01  30 


$13,960  41 


350  00 
710  00 
280  00 
348  13 
555  91 


Repairs  for  School  Houses 

Miscellaneous.. . 

Stationery . . 

Printing . 

Insurance . 

Fuel . 


$2,250  04 
$  2,595  701/2 
301  91 
219  00 
170  05 
300  00 
744  30 


$  4.338  22% 
$20,554  07 

H.  C.  CONNELLY, 

MYLO  LEE, 

S.  M.  MCMASTER, 

E.  BURR  ALL. 

M.  D.  MERRILL. 


26 


Common  Schools 


ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1874-75. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Rock  Island,  Illinois : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Eighteenth  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools  for  the  year  commencing  Sept.  7,  1874,  and 
ending  June  11,  1875. 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year  in 
each  department  are  shown  in  the  following  table : 


•e 

NAMES  of  teachers  and  grades 

OF  SCHOOL. 

No. 

Enrolled. 

Av.  No.  Belonging. 

Av.  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  Cent  of  Att’e. 

Sp’l  Promotions. 

Promotions  by 

Examination. 

Tardiness. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

• 

HIGH  SCHOOL— Cora  Valentine,  Prin. 

VVm.  Osmond,  First  Assistant - 

39 

90 

129 

104 

29 

70 

99 

95 

72 

105 

Alirm.  T;  Loomis,  Second  Assistant _ 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade.. . . 

15 

42 

57 

36 

7 

26 

33 

92 

_ 

27 

0 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Eighth  Grade —  - 

23 

23 

46 

36 

21 

14 

35 

94 

4 

31 

l 

M.  E.  McClellan,  Seventh  Grade . . 

20 

23 

43 

37 

14 

21 

35 

95 

2 

22 

7 

Mary  Platt,  Sixth  and  Seventh  Grade . 

29 

28 

57 

36 

15 

19 

34 

94 

23 

7 

Nettie  E.  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade. - - 

16 

30 

46 

37 

13 

22 

35 

95 

1 

26 

10 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  Grade - 

30 

19 

49 

34 

20 

12 

32 

94 

26 

10 

M.  A.  Smith,  Fifth  Grade - 

20 

33 

53 

48 

17 

28 

45 

94 

_ 

36 

6 

Sarah  H.  Stough.  Fifth  Grade . 

26 

27 

53 

47 

22 

22 

44 

94 

.... 

35 

13 

FIRST  WARD— S.  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

218 

315 

533 

415 

158 

234 

392 

94 

7 

298 

159 

Lucy  R.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade - 

15 

46 

61 

50 

11 

36 

47 

94 

1 

42 

17 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Seventh  Grade . 

29 

26 

55 

44 

20 

22 

42 

95 

4 

38 

11 

Nellie  Walker,  Sixth  Grade — . 

28 

33 

61 

46 

20 

24 

44 

95 

2 

43 

27 

Nellie  Miles,  Fifth  Grade . . 

30 

14 

44 

36 

23 

11 

34 

94 

1 

29 

38 

Mary  Bryant,  Fourth  Grade _ _ 

20 

27 

47 

40 

17 

21 

38 

95 

3 

35 

32 

Carrie  Culver,  Third  and  Fourth  Grade.... 

23 

21 

44 

32 

17 

13 

30 

94 

24 

43 

Flora,  Conway,  Third  Grade - -  . 

26 

29 

55 

34 

17 

15 

32 

94 

34 

34 

Mary  I.  Plehn,  Second  Grade _ _ 

19 

23 

42 

37 

16 

18 

34 

92 

.... 

29 

76 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Second  Grade  . . . 

21 

25 

46 

41 

18 

20 

38 

93 

33 

39 

C.  M.  Briggs,  First  Grade _ _ 

85 

111 

196 

104 

47 

50 

97 

93 

19 

85 

48 

SECOND  WARD. 

296 

355 

651 

464 

206 

230 

436 

94 

30 

392 

365 

Mattie  Roberts,  Principal - - 

24 

34 

58 

42 

24 

15 

39 

93 

1 

36 

61 

Lizzie  Hooper,  First,  Second  and  Third  G’s 

55 

46 

101 

64 

28 

31 

59 

92 

4 

57 

116 

THIRD  WARD. 

79 

80 

159 

106 

52 

46 

98 

92 

5 

93 

177 

Maggie  Repine,  Principal - 

37 

30 

67 

42 

20 

19 

39 

93 

12 

35 

17 

M.  S.  Wilson,  Third  Grade _  _ 

37 

30 

67 

46 

25 

17 

42 

91 

2 

34 

42 

Georgie  Valentine,  Third  Grade . . 

35 

32 

67 

50 

22 

24 

46 

92 

_ 

39 

69 

Ella  Wiser,  First  and  Second  Grade _ 

92 

65 

157 

93 

53 

34 

87 

93 

1 

81 

46 

FOURTH  WARD. 

201 

157 

358 

231 

120 

94 

214 

93 

15 

189 

174 

Maria  Barnett,  Fourth  Grade — . . . 

33 

27 

60 

37 

17 

17 

34 

92 

32 

51 

J.  C.  Woods,  First,  Second  and  Third  G’s.. 

53 

68 

121 

79 

31 

41 

72 

91 

.... 

68 

65 

86 

95 

181 

116 

48 

58 

106 

91 

.... 

100 

116 

Total . 

880 

1002 

1882 

1332 

584 

662 

1246 

931/2 

57 

1072 

991 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island . 


27 


FINANCIAL  REPORT  OF  TITE 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


10r7-=i-r7B. 

SALARIES  OP  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent . 

L.  E.  Everett,  Principal  High  School . 

Cora  Valentine.  Principal  High  School . 

Wm.  Osmond,  First  Assistant . 

Alma  L.  Loomis,  Second  Assistant . 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade . 

Helen  Shepard,  Eighth  Grade . 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Eighth  Grade . 

Mattie  E.  McClellan,  Seventh  Grade . 

Mary  Platt,  Sixth  and  Seventh  Grades . 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  Grade . 

Nettie  E.  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade . 

M.  Alice  Smith,  Fifth  Grade . 

Kate  H.  McGregor.  Fifth  Grade . 

Sarah  H.  Stough,  Fifth  Grade . * . 

Eva  Sober,  Fifth  Grade . 

Mrs.  M.  Mabie . 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal . First  Ward 

Lucy  R.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade .  “ 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Seventh  Grade .  “ 

Nellie  E.  Walker,  Sixth  Grade . 

Nellie  Miles,  Fifth  Grade . 

Mary  Bryant,  Fourth  Grade .  “ 

Carrie  Culver,  Fourth  Grade .  “ 

Laura  Faxon,  Fourth  Grade .  “ 

Flora  Conway,  Third  Grade .  “ 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Second  Grade .  “ 

Mary  I.  Plehn,  Second  Grade .  “ 

C.  M.  Briggs,  First  Grade .  “ 


Mattie  M.  Roberts,  Principal . Second  Ward 

Lizzie  B.  Hooper,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  G’s  “ 

Maggie  Repine,  Principal . . . Third  Ward 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Third  Grade .  “ 

Georgie  Valentine,  Third  Grade .  “ 

Ella  Wiser,  First  and  Second  Grade .  “ 

C.  Reynolds,  Fourth  Grade . Fourth  Ward 

Maria  Barnett,  Fourth  Grade  .  “ 


Jennie  C.  Woods,  First  and  Second  Grade. 


12  Months . 

11  “  . 

. $1,600  00 

.  408  00 

7 

it 

.  825  00 

9 

a 

.  720  00 

7 

a 

.  408  75 

9 

5 

a 

.  540  66 

a 

.  275  00 

9 

a 

.  470  00 

9 

it 

.  450  00 

9 

a 

.  450  00 

9 

a 

450  00 

8% 

9 

1 4 

.  437  00 

a 

.  450  00 

6 

1 1 

.  240  00 

21/4 

V2 

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9 

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a 

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9 

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9 

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9 

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9 

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1 1 

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a 

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1 

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9 

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9 

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.  450  00 

9 

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.  300  00 

9 

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9 

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9 

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.  300  00 

9 

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.  495  00 

9 

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9 

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a 

.  300  00 

314 

9 

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.  262  50 

t  i 

.  162  50 

a 

.  450  00 

SI  6,508  00 

SALARIES  OP  JANITORS. 


Wm.  Dowling,  High  School  Building,  12  Months . $  720  00 

Reinhart  Geiger,  First  Ward  12  “  .  720  00 

Wm.  Dixon,  Second  Ward,  91/2  “  285  00 

Owen  Lee,  Third  Ward,  91/2  “  339  50 

Alex.  Murray,  Fourth  Ward  91/2  “  288  00 


$  2,352  50 

Fuel . . . $  844  60 

School  Furniture .  1,031  00 

Printing .  79  00 

Stationery .  257  90 

Repairs .  2,178  27 

Miscellaneous .  337  25 


Total . $23,588  52 


H.  C.  CONNELLY, 

S.  W.  MCMASTER. 
DAVID  P.  MoKOWN. 
EDWARD  BURRALL. 
M.  D.  MERRILL. 


28 


Common  Schools 


ANNUM,  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1875-76. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Rock  Island ,  III. : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Nineteenth  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools,  for  the  year  commencing  Sept.  6th,  1875, 
and  ending  June  9tli,  1876. 

The  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average  daily 
attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year 
in  each  department,  are  shown  in  the  following  table  : 


'  NAMES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  GRADES 

OF  SCHOOL. 

No. 

Enrolled. 

Av.  Daily 
Attendance. 

Av.  No.  Belonging. 

Per  Ct.  of  At’d’e. 

SpT  Promotions. 

Final  Promotions. 

Tardiness. 

Boys. 

1 

J2 

rr  * 

Total. 

0) 

>> 

o 

« 

Girls. 

Total. 

HIGH  SCHOOL— L.  E.  Everett,  Prin. 

• 

flora.  Valentine  First  Assistant _ _ 

Wm.  Osmond,  Second  Assistant . . - 

29 

75 

104 

21 

56 

77 

81 

95 

1 

63 

107 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade - - 

19 

27 

46 

13 

18 

31 

32 

97 

1 

21 

3 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Eighth  Grade — . — 

21 

33 

54 

15 

24 

39 

41 

95 

0 

24 

7 

M.  E.  McClellan,  Seventh  Grade  ... . 

17 

31 

48 

12 

23 

35 

37 

94 

1 

30 

8 

Mary  Platt.  Sixth  and  Seventh  Grades . 

28 

25 

53 

18 

12 

30 

32 

93 

2 

24 

9 

Nettie  E.  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade . . . 

26 

22 

48 

19 

16 

35 

37 

94 

1 

29 

19 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  Grade  . . 

18 

31 

49 

11 

27 

38 

40 

95 

1 

33 

5 

S.  H.  Stough,  Fifth  Grade . . . 

32 

33 

05 

18 

17 

35 

37 

94 

0 

34 

5 

M.  Alice  Smith,  Fifth  Grade . . 

33 

26 

59 

15 

22 

37 

39 

95 

0 

36 

16 

FIRST  WARD— S.  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

223 

203 

526 

142 

215 

357 

376 

95 

7 

294 

179 

LucyR.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade . 

24 

49 

73 

21 

37 

58 

60 

96 

1 

49 

16 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade . . . 

18 

28 

46 

14 

21 

35 

37 

95 

1 

26 

19 

Nellie  Walker,  Sixth  Grade - 

34 

24 

58 

27 

18 

45 

47 

96 

2 

39 

25 

Nellie  Miles,  Fifth  Grade - - 

32 

35 

67 

22 

21 

43 

45 

96 

3 

44 

27 

Mary  Bryant,  Fourth  Grade _ 

39 

20 

59 

25 

17 

42 

45 

93 

3 

39 

31 

Carrie  Culver,  Fourth  Grade  _ 

25 

32 

57 

22 

23 

45 

47 

96 

0 

37 

30 

I.  May  Plehn,  Third  Grade . 

25 

33 

58 

15 

23 

38 

43 

88 

3 

36 

53 

Georgia  Valentine,  Third  Grade. . 

32 

35 

67 

20 

17 

37 

40 

921/2 

5 

37 

24 

Lou  Philp,  Second  Grade _ _ 

29 

24 

53 

22 

18 

40 

43 

93 

4 

38 

38 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade . . . 

70 

60 

130 

42 

37 

79 

85 

93 

0 

67 

63 

SECOND  WARD. 

328 

340 

668 

230 

232 

462 

492 

94 

22 

412 

326 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Prin . . . . 

29 

29 

58 

19 

26 

45 

47 

96 

9 

45 

13 

Maggie  Repine,  First  and  Second  Grades.. 

57 

45 

102 

41 

37 

78 

83 

94 

5 

62 

16 

THIRD  WARD. 

86 

74 

160 

60 

63 

123 

130 

941/2 

14 

107 

29 

Celia  M.  Briggs,  Prin . 

32 

28 

60 

18 

18 

36 

38 

95 

34 

10 

M.  ,T.  Wilson,  Third  Grade . 

39  26 

65 

25 

18 

43 

46 

93 

_ 

46 

27 

Vade  Wiser,  Second  Grade _ 

26'  27 

53 

22 

20 

42 

45 

93 

40 

23 

Ella  Wiser,  First  Grade . . . . 

64  66 

130 

45 

36 

81 

86 

94 

.... 

41 

10 

FOURTH  WARD. 

161 

147 

308 

110 

92 

202 

215 

94 

.... 

161 

70 

Georgia  Crawford,  Principal . ( 

52 

54 

106 

29 

28 

57 

61 

93 

73 

39 

Kate  McGregor,  Assistant . f 

J.  C.  Woods,  Prin.  Primary  Department,  f 

50 

55 

105 

42 

47 

89 

95 

94 

1 

75 

71 

Nettie  McMaster,  Assistant _ _ ) 

102 

109 

211 

71 

75 

146 

156 

OS 

1 

148 

110 

Total . 

900 

973 

1873 

613 

677 

1290 

1369 

94 14 

44 

1122 

714 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


29 


FINANCIAL  REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


lS7’5-7’©. 


SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


j.  F.  Everett.  Superintendent  and  Clerk  of  the  Board 

L.  E.  Everett,  Principal. . High  School  Building. 

Cora  Valentine,  First  Assistant  “  “ 

William  Osmond.  Second  Ass’t  “  “ 

C.  Brittingham.  Ninth  Grade...  “ 

A.  Kirkpatrick,  Eighth  Grade...  “  “ 

M.  E.  McClellan,  Seventh  Grade  “  “ 

Mary  Platt,  Sixth  and  Seventh  G.  “ 

A.  Crawford,  Sixth  Grade  . .  “  “ 

Nettie  Faxon,  Sixth  Grade -  “  “ 

M.  A.  Smith,  Fifth  .Grade . 

S.  H.  Stough,  Fifth  Grade .  “  “ 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal . First  Ward . 

L.  R.  Patten,  Eighth  Grade -  “  . 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade .  “  . 

Nellie  Walker,  Sixth  Grade .  “  . . 

Nellie  Miles,  Fifth  Grade..  .  “  . 

Mary  Bryant,  Fourth  Grade .  “  . 

Carrie  Culver,  Fourth  Grade -  “ 

I.  M.  Plehn ,  T  hird  Grade . 

Georgia  Valentine,  Third  Grade.  “  . . 

Lou.  Philp,  Second  Grade .  “  . 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade _  “  _ 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Principal - Second  Ward. 

Maggie  Repine,  First  and  Second  Grades  “ 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Principal . Third  Ward . . 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Third  Grade.. .  “  _  ... 

Lizzie  Hooper,  Second  Grade.  “  _ 

Vade  Wiser,  Second  Grade.. .  “  . . 

Ella  Wiser . . .  “  _ 

Georgia  Crawford,  Principal . Fourth  Ward _ 

Kate  H.  McGregor,  Assistant _  “  . . 

J.  C.  Woods,  Principal  Primary.  “  _ .. 

Allie  Davis,  Assistant . . .  “ 

Nettie  McMaster,  Assistant . .  “  . 

Total.. . . 


11 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 


Months 

64 

66 


9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

11 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

4 

5 
9 
9 
9 
9 

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66 
66 
66 
66 
66 
46 
6  6 
66 
6  6 
66 
66 
66 
66 
66 
66 
66 
66 
64 
66 
66 
66 
66 
66 

46 

66 

66 


#1,787 

913 

765 

720 

540 

495 

450 

450 

450 

450 

450 

450 

913 

540 

450 

450 

450 

405 

450 

405 

450 

360 

450 

495 

450 

540 

450 

180 

225 

405 

450 

360 

450 

296 

60 


$17,604 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Reinhard  Geiger,  First  Ward,  13  Months . . . . . .  $780 

Wm.  Dixon,  Second  Ward,  9%  “  290 

Owen  Lee,  Third  Ward,  9%  338 

Rob’t  McLachlan,  High  School  12  “  . . . . .  735 

Alex.  Murray,  Fourth  Ward  6  “  . . . . • .  180 

Joseph  Mills,  Fourth  Ward  1  “  30 

George  Bushno,  Fourth  Ward  2%  “  - . 80 

W.  Dowling,  High  School  Building. . . . . . . . . . . .  50 

Total . . . . . . $2,483 


Repairs . 

Miscellaneous 

Stationery _ 

Insurance _ 

Furniture _ 

Printing . 

Census  . 

Fuel . 


$568  19 
171  51 
177  15 
480  30 
89  40 
74  00 
100’ 00 
820120 


Total .  $2,484  75 

Whole  amount  of  orders .  $22,567  75 


S.  W.  MCMASTER, 
MYLO  LEE, 

Dr.  C.  TRUESDALE. 
M.  D.  MERRILL, 
DAVID  P.  MCKOWN. 


30 


Common  Schools 


ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1876-77. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education,  llock  Inland,  III . : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Twentieth  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools  for  the  year  commencing  September  4th, 
1876,  and  ending  June  8th,  1877. 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  spe¬ 
cial  and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the 
year  in  each  department,  are  shown  in  the  following  table  : 


No. 

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Av.  Daily 

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Enrolled. 

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HIGH  SCHOOL. 

Cora  Valentine,  Principal .  . 

T.i77io  R  ivprv  Pirst,  Assistant,  __  _ 

26 

63 

89 

75 

21 

51 

72 

96 

.... 

65 

54 

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C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade — . 

00 

27 

49 

36 

15 

19 

34 

95 

_ 

27 

6 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade - - 

18 

34 

52 

41 

14 

25 

39 

95 

— 

28 

2 

A.  Crawford,  Seventh  Grade  - . . 

29 

28 

57 

47 

23 

22 

45 

96 

1 

34 

10 

TV  Tfavrin  Seventh  Grade  . . 

21 

33 

54 

45 

16 

27 

43 

95 

2 

39 

19 

M.  A.  Smith,  Sixth  Grade - - 

30 

31 

61 

49 

20 

26 

46 

94 

_  _  _  . 

34 

15 

Fannie  Carlield,  Filth  and  Sixth  Grades. .. 

21 

38 

59 

49 

20 

27 

47 

95 

_  -  -  - 

32 

22 

TTafe  Pddv  Fifth  Grade  _ 

27 

34 

61 

49 

20 

25 

45 

92 

9 

37 

40 

Lillie  Murphy,  Fourth  Grade . . 

36 

22 

58 

42 

21 

16 

37 

90 

1 

32 

49 

FIRST  WARD— S.  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

230 

310 

540 

433 

170 

238 

408 

94 

13 

328 

217 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Eighth  Grade —  . . 

28 

36 

64 

58 

24 

32 

56 

96 

1 

47 

4 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade - - - 

36 

24 

60 

89 

17 

19 

36 

92 

— 

29 

21 

Nellie  Walker,  Sixth  Grade - - 

34 

32 

66 

53 

24 

27 

51 

96 

2 

49 

20 

Mary  Bryant,  Fifth  Grade . 

36 

23 

59 

48 

28 

17 

45 

94 

1 

36 

12 

Carrie  Culver  Fifth  Grade.  _ 

30 

28 

58 

47 

20 

24 

44 

93 

39 

12 

Marv  C-ale  Fourth  Grade _ 

27 

43 

70 

45 

17 

25 

42 

93 

2 

39 

28 

M  T  Pletm,  Third  Grade.  . . 

35 

32 

67 

52 

22 

25 

47 

90 

43 

30 

J  C  Woods  Fourth  Grade. . . 

34 

32 

56 

43 

22 

18 

40 

92 

35 

27 

Lou  Philp,  Second  Grade . 

36 

35 

71 

49 

23 

22 

45 

91 

9 

46 

50 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade - - 

77 

57 

134 

82 

40 

36 

76 

93 

2 

80 

36 

SECOND  WARD. 

368 

342 

705 

516 

237 

245 

482 

93 

10 

443 

240 

S  H  ftfongh,  Prin  . . 

33 

32 

65 

51 

23 

26 

49 

96 

2 

48 

10 

Maggie  Repine,  Primary _ _ _ 

65 

56 

121 

92 

45 

40 

85 

92 

2 

95 

18 

THIRD  WARD. 

98 

88 

186 

143 

68 

66 

134 

94 

4 

143 

28 

C  M.  Briggs,  Prin _ _ _ _ 

27 

25 

52 

47 

24 

22 

46 

97 

1 

44 

17 

M  J  Wilson,  Third  Grade.  ..  _ _ 

34 

31 

65 

43 

22 

17 

39 

91 

4 

42 

21 

Vade  Wiser,  Second  Grade - 

35 

29 

64 

54 

28 

24 

52 

96 

10 

48 

35 

Ella  Wiser,  First  Grade _ _ _ 

80 

64 

144 

103 

52 

43 

95 

92 

2 

70 

15 

FOURTH  WARD— A.  Kirkpatrick,  Prin. 

176 

149 

325 

247 

126 

106 

232 

94 

17 

204 

68 

Fannie  Palmer,  Third  Grade _ _ 

37 

46 

83 

73 

31 

39 

70 

95 

2 

71 

45 

Jennie  Briggs,  (primary 

Nettie  McMaster,  )  ±Timdry . . — 

48 

68 

116 

74 

29 

38 

67 

90 

.... 

83 

41 

85 

114 

199 

147 

60 

77 

137 

93 

2 

154 

86 

Total 

952 

1003 

1955 

1486 

661 

732 

1393 

94 

46 

1272 

639 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


31 


✓ 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

1876-77- 


salaries  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent  and  Clerk . . 

L.  E.  Everett,  Principal  High  School  Building . . 

Cora  Valentine,  First  Assistant  4  months,  Principal - 

Wm.  Osmond,  Second  Assistant . 

Lizzie  B.  Avery,  First  Assistant . 

Florence  R.  Kinney,  Second  Assistant . .. . 

Cordelia  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade . - . 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade . - . . 

A.  Crawford,  Seventh  Grade . . 

Nettie  E.  Faxon,  Seventh  Grade. . . .  . 

M.  Alice  Smith,  Sixth  Grade . . . . 

Fannie  M.  Carfield,  Sixth  Grade . . 

Kate  Eddy,  Fifth  Grade . - . . . . 

Lillie  Murphy,  Fourth  Grade . . . . 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal- . First  Ward . . 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Eighth  Grade .  “  . . 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade .  “  . . 

Nellie  E.  Walker,  Sixth  Grade _  “  . 

Mary  Bryant,  Fifth  Grade .  “  . . 

Carrie  Culver,  Fifth  Grade . .  “  . . 

Mary  Gale,  Fourth  Grade . .  “  . ... 

I.  M.  Plehn,  Third  Grade.. .  “  . . 

Georgia  Valentine,  Third  Grade...  “  . . 

Lou  Philp,  Second  Grade .  “  . 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade .  14  . 

J.  C.  Woods,  Third  Grade _  “  _ 

Sadie  H.  Stough,  Principal . . Second  Ward. 

Maggie  Repine,  First  and  Second  Grades  “ 

Celia  Briggs,  Principal _ Third  Ward - - 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Third  Grade  “  . . . . 

Vade  Wiser,  Second  Grade  “  . . . . 

Ella  Wiser,  First  Grade....  “  . . 

Annie  Kirkpatrick,  Principal - 1 . ..Fourth  Ward 

Fannie  Palmer,  Assistant . . . 

Jennie  Briggs,  First  and  Second  Grades _  “ 

Nettie  McMaster,  First  and  Second  Grades  “ 


12  Months 
5 
3 

1  Week.. 
5  Months 


8% 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

12 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

71/4 

9 

9 

13/4 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 


i  i 

ii 
%t 
a 
a 
a 
a 
a 

i  i 

a 

a 

a 

a 

a 

ii 
ti 
ii 
ii 
u 

i  i 

ii 
ii 
ii 
(t 

a 

a 

a 

a 

a 

i  i 

a 


SI, 800  00 
502  00 
673  00 
20  00 
400  00 
656  25 
540  00 
495  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
360  00 
360  00 
1,000  00 
540  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
360  00 
450  00 
360  00 
405  00 
450  00 
90  00 
495  00 
450  00 
540  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
540  00 
360  00 
360  00 
360  00 


Total 


S17,516  25 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Reinhard  Geiger,  First  Ward,  12  Months. .  . .  . . . . S  720  00 

Chas.  Charlson,  High  School  12  “  - - - - - - -  720  00 

Owen  Lee,  Third  Ward  9%  “  --  . .  —  .  343  00 

George  Burhn,  Fourth  Ward,  9%  “  - - - - - -  330  00 

Wm.  Dixon,  Second  Ward  9%  “  . . . . . .  294  00 


Total _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ..  S2,407  00 

Tuition . . . . . .' . . .  74  05 

Fuel . . . . . .  . . . .  804  66 

Printing . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  51  50 

Stationery — - - - - - - - - —  149  40 

Repairs . .  . . . . . .  698  29 

Miscellaneous _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _  251  35 

Insurance . . . . . . .  650  00 


Total. . . . . . . . - . - .  $2,679  25 

Total  amount  orders  issued . $22,602  50 


S.  W.  McMASTER, 

M.  D.  MERRILL, 
MYLO  LEE, 

Dr.  C,  TRUESDALE. 
D.  P.  McKOWN. 


Common  Schools 


32 


ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1877-78. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Rock  Inland ,  III. : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Twenty-first  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools  for  the  year  commencing  September  3d,  1877, 
and  ending  June  11th,  1878. 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  the  number  not  absent  or  tardy,  and  the  number  of 
cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year  in  each  department,  are  shown  in  the  following 
table  : 


NAMES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  GRADE 

OF  ^SCHOOL. 

No. 

Enrolled. 

Av.  No.. Belonging. 

Av.  Daily 
Attendance. 

j  Per  Cent. 

Tardiness. 

Spe’l  Promotions. 

Final  Promotions. 

Not  Ab.  or  Tardy. 

Boys. 

c n 

cb 

’  Total. 

Boys. 

5Q 

s 

Total. 

HIGH  SCHOOL— L.  W.  Parish,  PrinT. 

L.  H.  Avery  and  B.  F.  Hathaway,  As’ts 

67 

47 

114 

93 

36 

52 

88 

95 

48 

44 

C.  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade . - 

18 

34 

52 

39 

12 

26 

33 

97 

1 

1 

25 

5 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade . . 

24 

25 

49 

41 

19 

21 

40 

97 

5 

1 

31 

4 

A.  Crawford,  A  Seventh  Grade - 

26 

26 

52 

48 

22 

24 

46 

96 

4 

2 

39 

4 

Clark  H.  Connelly,  B  Seventh  Grade.  . 

29 

23 

52 

40 

20 

18 

38 

95 

27 

16 

1 

M.  Alice  Smith,  Sixth  Grade - 

34 

22 

56 

49 

17 

31 

48 

98 

10 

36 

5 

Nellie  E.  Walker,  Sixth  and  Fifth  G’s  . 

35 

31 

66 

53 

24 

26 

50 

94 

14 

2 

44 

4 

Carrie  Culver,  Fifth  Grade -  - 

35 

21 

56 

48 

27 

27 

44 

92 

20 

30 

1 

Daisy  Hardy,  Fourth  and  Third  (trades 

23 

35 

58 

46 

15 

28 

43 

93 

22 

2 

35 

2 

FIRST  WARD— S  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

291 

264 

555 

457 

192 

243 

435 

95 

151 

8 

300 

26 

Fleta  Muse,  Eighth  Grade - 

30 

36 

66 

57 

23 

32 

55 

97 

12 

42 

6 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade - 

28 

31 

59 

47 

20 

25 

45 

96 

11 

1 

30 

2 

Mary  Bryant,  Sixth  .Grade - 

33 

22 

55 

47 

26 

19 

45 

96 

9 

1 

40 

6 

Kate  E.  Eddy,  Sixth  and  Fifth  Grades. 

30 

27 

57 

46 

21 

22 

43 

93 

14 

3 

37 

3 

I.  M.  Plehn,  Fifth  Grade  . . . — 

26 

38 

64 

54 

21 

28 

49 

91 

29 

29 

2 

Mary  Gale,  Fourth  Grade _ 

26 

26 

52 

46 

24 

20 

44 

96 

12 

2 

38 

3 

Lou.  J.  Philp,  Third  and  Fourth  G’s... 

23 

31 

54 

45 

19 

23 

42 

93 

13 

1 

40 

2 

Sallie  Johnston,  Second  and  Third  G’s 

30 

26 

56 

50 

28 

20 

48 

96 

18 

5 

50 

2 

B.  Cavanaugh,  Second  Grade. . 

30 

27 

57 

44 

23 

18 

41 

93 

20 

3 

38 

2 

Madge  Osmond, ^First  Grade - 

63 

64 

127 

79 

42 

32 

74 

93 

20 

4 

80 

4 

SECOND  WARD. 

319 

328 

647 

515 

247 

239 

486 

94 

158 

20 

424 

32 

Mary  E.  Davenport,  Fourth  Grade - 

28 

23 

51 

44 

22 

21 

43 

98 

21 

24 

25 

5 

Maggie  Repine,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  G 

33 

48 

81 

73 

33 

38 

71 

97 

7 

24 

71 

7 

THIRD  WARD. 

61 

71 

132 

117 

55 

59 

114 

97 

28 

48 

96 

12 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Principal . . . 

37 

21 

58 

48 

28 

18 

46 

96 

5 

4 

45 

6 

M.  J.  Wilson,  Third  Grade. . . 

37 

22 

59 

47 

27 

17 

44 

94 

8 

9 

43 

5 

Fannie  Palmer,  Second  Grade. . . 

27 

33 

60 

51 

27 

21 

48 

94 

11 

11 

46 

Ella  Wiser,  First  Grade . . . 

57 

53 

110 

72 

35 

33 

68 

94 

15 

1 

56 

1 

FOURTH  WARD. 

158 

129 

287 

218 

117 

89 

206 

94 

34 

25 

190 

12 

Annie  Kirkpatrick,  Principal . . 

Ella  Kinsler,  Ass.  Third  and  Fourth  G. 

53 

44 

97 

82 

39 

39 

78 

95 

44 

3 

78 

6 

J.  Briggs  and  M.  McMaster,  First  &  Sec 

68 

71 

139 

98 

45 

45 

91 

93 

36 

12 

95 

2 

121 

115 

236 

180 

84 

84 

169 

94 

80 

15 

173 

8 

Lucy  A.  Taylor,  Irincipal  No.  B . . 

15 

16 

31 

28 

12 

14 

26 

93 

8 

19 

1 

Libbie  Murphy,  Fifth  and  Sixth  Grades 

28 

24 

52 

43 

21 

20 

.41 

95 

8 

1 

28 

2 

Ida  W.  Phillips,  Third  and  Fourth  G’s 

35 

21 

56 

46 

27 

17 

44 

96 

16 

38 

3 

Randelina  Requa,  First  and  Second  G’s 

68 

36 

104 

77 

45 

28 

73 

95 

32 

6 

44 

3 

146 

97 

243 

194 

105 

79 

184 

95 

64 

7 

129 

9 

Total . . . 

1096 

1004 

2100 

1681 

800 

794 

1594 

95 

515 

123 

1312 

99 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent, 


I 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


33 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

1877-78. 

SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


,T.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent  and  Clerk  of  Board.. 
S.  W.  Parish,  Principal . High  School  Building 

L.  II.  Avery,  First  Assistant,  “  “ 

F.  R.  Kinney,  Second  Assist.  “  “ 

B. T.  Hathaway,  Second  Assist.  “  “ 

Cordelia  Brittlngham -  “  “ 

Mary  Platt . 

A.  Crawford . “  “ 

C.  H.  Connelly .  “  “ 

M.  Alice  Smith .  “  “ 

Nellie  E.  Walker . 

Carrie  Culver .  “  “ 

Daisy  Hardy .  “  “ 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal,  First  Ward . 

Fleta  S.  Muse .  “  . . 

A.  F.  Cooke .  “  . 

Mary  E.  Bryant _  “  . 

Kate  E.  Eddy .  “  *  . 

I.  M.  Plehn .  “  . 

Mary  (iale  . .  “  . 

Lou  J.  Philp .  “  . 

Sallie  Johnston .  “  . 

B.  Cavanaugh .  “ 

Madge  Osmond .  “  . 

M.  E.  Davenport,  Second  Ward . 

Maggie  Repine...  “ 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Principal,  Third  Ward . 

M.  J.  Wilson .  “  . 

Fannie  Palmer .  “  . 

Ella  Wiser .  “  . 

Annie  Kirkpatrick,  Fourth  Ward . . . 

Ella  Kinsler .  “  . 

Jennie  Briggs .  “  . 

Nettie  McMaster _  “  . 

Lillie  Murphy .  “  . . 

Lucy  A.  Taylor,  School  Building  No.  6 . 

Lillie  Murphy _  “  “  . 

Ida  W.  Phillips..  “  “  . 

Randeline  Requa  “  “  . 


12  Months. 
9 
9 

7%  “  . 

1V2  “ 

9  “ 

9  “  . 

9  “  . 

9  “  . 

9 

9  “  . 

9 

9 

9  “  . 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9  “ 

9  “  . 

9  “  . 

9 
9 

9  “  . 

9 
9 
9 

9  .  “ 

9 

9  “ 

9 

6Va  “ 

9  “  . 

9 

21/2  “ 

61/2  “ 

6 1/2  “ 

6V2  “ 

61/2  “ 


$1 ,800  00 
1,050  00 
720  00 
581  25 
93  75 
540  00 
495  00 
450  00 
360  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
360  00 
1,000  00 
540  00- 
450  00 
450  00 
405  00 
450  00 
405  00 
450  00 
300  00 
300  00 
450  00 
400  00 
450  00 
540  00 
450  00 
405  00 
450  00 
540  00 
200  00 
405  00 
405  00 
112  00 
390  00 
292  50 
200  00 
250  00 


Total 


$10,940  00 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Charles  Charlson,  12  Months . . . $  720  00 

Reinhard  Geiger,  21/2  “  127  50 

Joseph  Geiger  2  “  . —  80  00 

Thomas  Vincent,  OV2  “  447  00 

George  Bushno,  IOV4  “  . . .  359  35 

Wm.  Dixon,  IOV2  “  . - . . .  315  00 

Owen  Lee,  9%  “  341  95 

Richard  Pender,  7  “  242  59 


Total .  $2,633  90 

Fuel . . .  $  756  38 

Furniture .  957  47 

Printing . Ill  00 

Stationery .  108  55 

Insurance.. .  120  00 

Repairs .  1,381  90 

Miscellaneous... . 323  00 

New  school  building,  out  houses,  grading,  etc .  11,005  88 

School  District  No.  9 .  81  28 


Total 


Total  amount  orders  issued 


$15,505  52 
$36,879  47 


S.  W.  MCMASTER, 

M.  D.  MERRILL, 

Dr.  C.  TRUESDALE. 
W.  H.  GEST, 

J.  M.  BUFORD. 


34 


Common  Schools 


ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1878-79. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education,  Rock  Island,  III. : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Twenty-second  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools  for  the  year  commencing  September  2d,  1878, 
and  ending  June  6th,  1879. 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  the  number  not  absent  or  tardy,  and  the  number  of 
cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year  in  each  department,  are  shown  in  the  following 
table  : 


NAMES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  GRADE 

OF  SCHOOL. 

No. 

Enrolled. 

Av.  No.  Belonging. 

Av.  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  Cent,  of  At. 

Tardiness. 

Spe’I  Promotions. 

Final  Promotions. 

j  Not  Ab.  or  Tardy.  | 

Boys. 

Girls. 

|  Total. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

Hum  SCHOOL-L.  W.  Parish,  Prin’l. 

L.  H.  Avery,  B.  F.  Hathaway  and  Agnes 

Nessenson,  Assistants . 

31 

73 

104 

78 

26 

48 

74 

95 

39 

55 

<; 

C.  Brittinghani,  Ninth  Grade . 

21 

25 

46 

34 

15 

17 

32 

94 

4 

24 

4 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade . 

21 

24 

45 

38 

17 

19 

36 

94 

3 

26 

5 

A.  Crawford,  A  Seventh  Grade . 

20 

37 

57 

46 

15 

29 

44 

95 

8 

40 

5 

Clark  H.  Connelly,  B  Seventh  Grade... 

28 

20 

48 

33 

17 

12 

29 

90 

14 

2 

24 

1 

Nellie  E.  Walker,  Sixth  Grade . 

29 

29 

58 

47 

22 

23 

45 

96 

3 

37 

1 

Maggie  ,T.  Wilson,  Sixth  and  Fifth  G’s. 

29 

23 

52 

43 

19 

21 

40 

93 

7 

41 

4 

Carrie  Culver,  Fifth  Grade . . 

30 

21 

51 

43 

24 

15 

39 

91 

14 

30 

Daisy  Hardy,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Grades. 

24 

28 

52 

42 

17 

22 

39 

93 

26 

25 

1 

FIRST  WARD— S.  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

233 

280 

513 

404 

172 

206 

378 

94 

108 

2 

302 

27 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Eighth  Grade . . 

25 

41 

66 

54 

18 

34 

52 

96 

3 

43 

5 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade . 

30 

29 

59 

51 

26 

22 

48 

94 

11 

33 

4 

Mary  E.  Bryant,  Sixth  Grade . 

23 

34 

57 

47 

16 

28 

44 

93 

1 

37 

4 

Kate  E.  Eddy,  Sixth  and  Fifth  Grades. 

29 

23 

52 

41 

21 

17 

38 

93 

4 

30 

3 

Lou  J.  Philp,  Fifth  Grade . . 

22 

37 

59 

47 

17 

27 

44 

94 

10 

40 

1 

Mary  Gale,  Fourth  Grade . 

33 

27 

60 

48 

25 

18 

43 

90 

23 

l 

42 

1 

B.  Cavanaugh,  Third  and  Fourth  G’s.. 

30 

29 

59 

47 

24 

19 

43 

92 

13 

44 

2 

Sallie  Johnston,  Second  and  Third  G’s 

31 

23 

54 

38 

19 

16 

35 

92 

22 

40 

1 

Florence  Bowen,  Second  Grade . 

33 

25 

58 

43 

23 

16 

39 

91 

8 

42 

1 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade . 

04 

62 

126 

85 

37 

42 

79 

93 

26 

ll 

72 

4 

SECOND  WARD. 

320 

330 

650 

501 

226 

239 

465 

93 

121 

12 

423 

26 

Mary  E.  Davenport,  Fourth  Grade _ 

30 

27 

57 

38 

18 

18 

36 

95 

4 

47 

6 

Maggie  Repine,  First,  Sec.  and  Third  G 

40 

37 

77 

63 

30 

29 

59 

94 

7 

20 

62 

2 

THIRD  WARD. 

70 

64 

134 

101 

48 

47 

95 

94 

7 

24 

109 

8 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Principal . 

25 

25 

50 

43 

21 

20 

41 

95 

12 

43 

3 

I.  M.  Plehn,  Third  Grade . 

28 

27 

55 

43 

19 

20 

39 

91 

9 

3 

37 

Anna  Frantz,  Second  Grade . 

35 

22 

57 

44 

25 

17 

42 

95 

12 

3 

42 

2 

Ella  Wiser,  First  Grade . 

63 

66 

129 

74 

39 

30 

69 

93 

16 

3 

63 

3 

FOURTH  WARD. 

151 

140 

291 

204 

104 

87 

191 

94 

49 

9 

185 

8 

Annie  Kirkpatrick,  Principal . 

Ella  Kinsler,  Ass.  Third  and  Fourth  G. 

43 

47 

90 

79 

35 

41 

76 

96 

18 

1 

79 

8 

J.  Thurston  and  N.  McMaster,  Ft  &  Sec 

77 

72 

149 

111 

56 

48 

104 

94 

37 

6 

102 

6 

120 

119 

239 

190 

91 

89 

180 

95 

55 

7 

181 

14 

Lucy  A.  Taylor,  Principal  No.  H . 

14 

19 

33 

27 

11 

13 

24 

90 

11 

17 

Lillie  Murphy,  Fifth  and  Sixth  Grades. 

27 

23 

50 

43 

22 

18 

40 

93 

10 

32 

Ida  W.  Phillips,  Third  and  Fourth  G’s 

41 

31 

72 

53 

28 

22 

50 

94 

11 

44 

4 

Randelma  Requa,  First  and  Second  G’s 

52 

39 

91 

72 

43 

24 

67 

93 

22 

2 

60 

2 

134 

112 

246 

195 

104 

77 

181 

93 

54 

2 

153 

6 

Total . 

1028 

1045 

2073 

1595 

755 

745 

1500 

94 

394 

56 

1353 

89 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


35 


FINANCIAL  REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


rLSr7S-'7©_ 


SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent  and  Clerk  of  Board . 

L.  W.  Parish,  Principal, . High  School  Building 

L.  H.  Avery,  First  Assistant .  “  “ 

B.  T.  Hathaway,  Sec.  Ass’t .  “  “ 

Agnes  Nessenson,  Teacher  of  Her.  “  “ 

Cordelia  Brittingham,  Ninth  Grade  “  “ 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade .  “  “ 

A.  Crawford,  Seveuth  Grade .  “  “ 

C.  H.  Connelly . 

Nellie  E.  Walker . 

Maggie  J.  Wilson .  “  “ 

Carrie  Culver .  “  “ 

Daisy  Hardy .  “  “ 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal,  First  Ward . 

Fleta  S.  Muse .  “  . 

A.  F.  Cooke .  “  . . 

Mary  E.  Bryant .  “  . 

Kate  E.  Eddy .  “  . 

Lou  J.  Philp .  “  . 

Mary  Gale .  “  . 

B.  Cavanaugh .  “  . 

Sallie  Johnston .  “  . 

Florence  Bowen .  “  . 

Madge  Osmond .  “  . 

MaryE.  Davenport,  Second  Ward . 

Minnie  Repine .  “  . 

Maggie  Repine .  “  . 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Principal,  Third  Ward . 

I.  M.  Plehn .  “  . 

Anna  Frantz .  “  . 

Ella  Wiser .  “  . 

Annie  Kirkpatrick,  Fourth  Ward . 

Ella  Kinsler .  “  . 

Jennie  M.  Thurston  “  . 

Nettie  McMaster  —  “  . 

Lucy  A.  Taylor,  Principal,  Building  No.  6 . 

Lillie  Murphy .  “  “  . 

Ida  W.  Phillips .  “  “  . 

Randeline  Requa .  “  “  . 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Charles  Charlson. 
Joseph  Geiger. . . . 
George  Bushno. . . 

Wm.  Dixon . 

Owen  Lee . 

Richard  Pender. . . 


Fuel . 

Printing . 

Stationery . 

Insurance . . 

Repairs . 

Miscellaneous . 

Total . 

Total  amount  of  orders  issued. 


$  1,800  00 


9  Months .  1,050  00 

9  “  7*20  00 

9  “  ......  675  00 

9  “  315  00 

9  “  540  00 

9  **  495  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  1,000  00 

9  “  540  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  360  00 

9  “  450  00 

4  “  1  Day  202  50 

4  “  19  “  198  00 

9  “  ..*....  450  00 

9  “  540  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  360  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  .  540  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  450  00 

9  “  540  00 

9-  “  450  00 

9  “  405  00 

9  “  405  00 


$18,110 

50 

.  $  707 

50 

482 

50 

341 

25 

312 

50 

341 

25 

420 

00 

$  2,605 

00 

.  $  687 

17 

46 

00 

151 

50 

456 

00 

.  2,016 

66 

128 

51 

$  3,485  84 


. $26,001  34 

M.  D.  MERRILL. 

J.  M.  BUFORD, 

W.  H.  GEST, 

D.  DONALDSON, 

H.  C.  CLEAVELAND. 


Common  Schools 


ANNUAL  SCHOOL  REPORT— 1879-80. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education ,  Bock  Island ,  III. : 

Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  Twenty-third  Annual  Report  of 
the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools,  for  the  year  commencing  Sept.  1st,  1879, 
and  ending  June  4th,  1880. 

The  whole  number  enrolled,  the  average  number  belonging,  the  average 
daily  attendance,  the  per  cent,  of  attendance,  the  number  promoted  at  special 
and  final  examinations,  and  the  number  of  cases  of  tardiness  for  the  year 
in  each  department,  are  shown  in  the  following  table  : 


NAMES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  GRADES 

OF  SCHOOL. 

No. 

Enrolled. 

Av.  No.  Belonging. 

Av.  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  Ct.  of  At’d’e. 

Sp’l  Promotions. 

Final  Promotions. 

Tardiness. 

I  Not  Ab.  or  Tardy.  |  j 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

Total. 

HIGH  SCH’L— B.  T.  Hathaway,  Prin. 

Annette  Bowman,  C.  Brittingham  and 

A.  Nessenson,  Assistants . 

38 

67 

105 

83 

25 

53 

78 

94 

50 

18 

6 

C.  M.  Briggs,  Ninth  Grade  . . 

19 

30 

49 

42 

15 

25 

40 

95 

34 

8 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade . 

22 

26 

48 

43 

18 

23 

41 

95 

4 

34 

2 

8 

A.  Crawford,  A  Seventh  Grade . 

20 

34 

54 

44 

13 

29 

42 

95 

2 

38 

5 

4 

C.  H.  Connelly,  Seventh  Grade . 

33 

19 

52 

35 

19 

13 

32 

91 

29 

4 

N.  E.  Walker,  Sixth  Grade - - 

28 

32 

60 

50 

21 

27 

48 

96 

44 

10 

4 

Carrie  Culver,  Sixth  and  Fifth  Grades. 

25 

34 

59 

46 

22 

22 

44 

96 

37 

11 

4 

Daisy  Hardy,  Fifth  Grade . 

29 

25 

54 

45 

21 

22 

43 

96 

39 

20 

4 

Ella  Kinsler,  Fourth  Grade . 

33 

38 

71 

50 

25 

22 

47 

94 

2 

45 

13 

7 

FIRST  WARD— S.  S.  Kemble,  Prin. 

247 

305 

552 

438 

179 

236 

415 

95 

8 

350 

83 

45 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Eighth  Grade. . 

35 

46 

81 

65 

28 

35 

63 

97 

40 

2 

11 

A.  F.  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade . 

22 

31 

53 

47 

19 

25 

44 

94 

1 

30 

9 

3 

Mary  E.  Bryant,  Sixth  Grade  . . 

26 

32 

58 

47 

18 

26 

44 

94 

35 

14 

7 

L.  J.  Philp,  Sixth  and  Fifth  Grades  ... 

28 

29 

57 

46 

18 

26 

44 

96 

1 

35 

6 

4 

Mary  Gale,  Fifth  Grade . 

31 

24 

55 

44 

22 

18 

40 

91 

3 

34 

11 

1 

B.  Cavanaugh,  Fourth  Grade . 

31 

22 

53 

42 

23 

17 

40 

95 

2 

42 

14 

3 

S.  Johnston,  Fourth  and  Third  Grades 

40 

32 

72 

53 

30 

19 

49 

92 

3 

45 

26 

1 

F.  Bowen,  Third  and  Second  Grades... 

34 

42 

76 

51 

24 

23 

47 

92 

9 

60 

14 

21 

Abbie  Dean,  Second  Grade . . 

36 

34 

70 

53 

23 

27 

50 

94 

6 

61 

25 

6 

Lucy  Huggins,  First  Grade . 

54 

58 

112 

91 

46 

39 

85 

93 

1 

80 

28 

SECOND  WARD. 

337 

350 

687 

539 

251 

255 

506 

94 

26 

462 

149 

57 

Maggie  Wilson,  Fourth  Grade _ 

24 

33 

57 

43 

17 

23 

40 

93 

10 

40 

10 

4 

Maggie  Repine,  Th,  Sec.  and  First  G’s 

52 

38 

90 

75 

40 

31 

71 

95 

6 

72 

17 

5 

THIRD  WARD. 

76 

71 

147 

118 

57 

54 

111 

94 

16 

112 

27 

9 

Ella  Wiser,  Principal,  Fourth  Grade  . . 

30 

24 

54 

41 

19 

20 

39 

95 

50 

10 

9 

I.  M.  Plehn,  Third  Grade . 

35 

26 

61 

49 

24 

21 

45 

92 

6 

42 

23 

2 

L.  M.  Copp,  Second  Grade . 

36 

21 

57 

50 

27 

20 

47 

94 

4 

50 

16 

2 

Madge  Osmond,  First  Grade . 

53 

53 

106 

80 

42 

34 

76 

94 

9 

60 

51 

6 

FOURTH  WARD. 

154 

124 

278 

220 

112 

95 

207 

94 

19 

202 

100 

19 

Anna  Kirkpatrick,  Principal . 

Anna  Frantz,  Assistant  Teacher . 

41 

48 

89 

79 

36 

40 

76 

96 

17 

77 

23 

6 

N.  Olsen  and  M.  Bowen, "Sec.  &  First  G 

75 

73 

148 

104 

52 

46 

98 

94 

12 

100 

53 

7 

SCHOOL  BUILDING  No.  tf. 

116 

121 

237 

183 

88 

86 

174 

95 

29 

177 

76 

13 

L.  A.  Taylor,  Principal . 

21 

19 

40 

28 

14 

12 

26 

93 

2 

17 

8 

1 

Lucy  Murphy,  Sixth  and  Fifth  Grades. 

29 

25 

54 

39 

18 

18 

36 

92 

25 

11 

3 

Ida  W.  Phillips,  Fourth  and  Third  G’s 

35 

26 

61 

51 

29 

18 

47 

92 

5 

47 

17 

Randeline  Requa,  Sec.  and  First  G’s .. 

51 

39 

90 

70 

38 

27 

65 

93 

3 

51 

30 

2 

136 

109 

245 

188 

99 

75 

174 

93 

10 

140 

66 

6 

Total . 

1066 

1100 

2166 

1687 

786 

801 

1587 

94 

108 

1443 

501 

130 

J.  F.  EVERETT,  Superintendent. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


37 


FINANCIAL  REFORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

1879-QO. 


SALARIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  TEACHERS. 


J.  F.  Everett,  Superintendent  and  Clerk  of  the  Board . 

B.  T.  Hathaway,  Principal . High  School  Building —  9  Months 

Annette  Bowman,  First  Assistant- .  “  “  9  “ 

C,  Brittingham,  Second  Assistant..  “  “  —  9  “ 

A.  Nessenson,  Teacher  of  German..  “  “  —  9  “ 

Celia  M.  Briggs,  Ninth  Grade .  “  “  9  “ 

Mary  Platt,  Eighth  Grade .  “  “  ....  9 

A.  Crawford,  Seventh  Grade -  “  “  9  “ 

C.  H.  Connelly,,  Seventh  Grade -  “  “  ■  —  9  “ 

Nellie  Walker,  Sixth  Grade .  “  “  ....  9 

Carrie  Culver,  Fifth  Grade .  “  “  —  9  “ 

Daisy  Hardy,  Fifth  Grade - -  “  “  —  9  “ 

Ella  Kinsler,  Fourth  Grade .  “  “  —  9  “ 

S.  S.  Kemble,  Principal . First  Ward .  9  “ 

Fleta  S.  Muse,  Eighth  Grade -  “  9  “ 

A.  F,  Cooke,  Seventh  Grade _  “  9  “ 

Mary  E.  Bryant,  Sixth  Grade _  “  9  “ 

Lou.  J.  Philp,  Sixth  and  Fifth  G.  “  9  “ 

Mary  Gale,  Fifth  Grade .  “  9  “ 

B.  Cavanaugh,  Fourth  Grade  ...  “  9  “ 

Sallie  Johnston,  Third  Grade _  “  9  “ 

F.  Bowen,  Second  Grade .  “  9  “ 

Abbie  Dean,  Second  Grade .  “  9  “ 

J.  M.  Thurston,  First  Grade .  “  0  “ 

L.  Huggins,  First  Grade .  “  3  “ 

Maggie  Wilson,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Grades,  Second  Ward .  9  “ 

Maggie  Repine,  First,  Second  and  Third  G  “  .  9  “ 

Ella  Wiser,  Principal . Third  Ward — .  9  “ 

1.  M.  Plehn,  Third  Grade _  “  it  “ 

L.  M.  Copp,  Second  Grade. ..  “  9  “ 

M.  Osmond,  First  Grade .  “  9  “ 

Anna  Kirkpatrick,  Principal . . Fourth  Ward .  it  “ 

Anna  Frantz,  Third  and  Fourth  Grades  “  it  “ 

Nora  Olsen,  First  and  Second. . .  “  it  “ 

Mary  Bowen,  First,  Second  and  Third..  “  it  “ 

Lucy  A.  Tavlor,  Principal . Building  No.  B .  it  “ 

Lilly  Murphy,  Sixth  and  Fifth  G’s-  “  “  it 

Ida  W.  Phillips,  F’th  and  Third  G’s  “  “  it 

R.  Requa,  Second  and  First  Grades  “  “  9  “ 


Total 


511,800  00 
1 ,050  00 
720  00 
B75  00 
3B0  00 
540  00 
495  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
1,000  00 
540  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 
405  00 
3B0  00 
300  00 
120  00 
450  00 
450  00 
540  00 
450  00 
3  BO  00 
450  00 
540  00 
405  00 
3B0  00 
300  00 
540  00 
450  00 
450  00 
450  00 


SI 8,220  00 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 


Charles  Charlson,  12  Months. .  $  558  75 

Joseph  Geiger,  11  “  523  10 

George  Bushno,  10  “  341  25 

Wm.  Dixon,  10  “  292  50 

Owen  Lee,  10  “  341  25 

Richard  Pender,  12  ,l  .  420  00 


Total. . S2,476  85 

Insurance .  225  00 

*Fuel . 42  75 

Stationery . 170  70 

Repairs . 781  88 

Miscellaneous . . . 150  IB 

Census . 100  00 

Paid  District  No.  9 .  110  14 

School  House  Site .  250  00 

Printing . 3B  00 


Total .  $1,880  B3 

*Bill  for  Coal  not  reported . . . . .  $  B04  05 

Whole  amount  of  orders . . .  S24,3B3  48 


M.  D.  MERRILL, 

H.  C.  CLEAVELAND, 

Auditing  Committee. 


33 


Common  Schools 


RECAPITULATION. 


1873 

1874 
1 87  5 
1870 

1877 

1878 
187  U 
1880 


No.  Enrolled. 

....  1000  . 
....  1810  . 
....  1882  . 
....  1873  . 

1055  . 
....  2100  . 
....  2073  . 
....  2100  . 


Gain  on  Average  Attendance,  00  per  cent. 

Gain  on  Average  Belonging,  57  1-5  per  cent. 
Gain  on  No.  enrolled,  35  3-8  per  cent. 

Increase  in  running  expenses,  34  1-0  per  cent. 
Increase  in  No.  of  Teachers,  54  per  cent. 


Av.  No.  Belonging.  Av.  Attendance. 


1073  .  001 

1250  .  1185 

1332  .  1240 

1300  .  1200 

1480  .  1303 

1081  .  1504 

1505  .  1500 

1087  . 1587 


BONDED  INDEBTEDNESS. 

E02STX53  FJL.X1D  SITTCZE  SEPTEMBER  1,  AST’S. 
ON  FIRST  WARD  SCHOOL  BUILDING. 


February  15,  1873 

June  1,  1873  . 

June  1,  1873  . 

June  1,  1874  - 

June  1,  1875  . 


SI  ,700  00 
5.000  00 
1 ,300  00 
1,200  00 

1,100  00— SI 0,420  00 


ON  NUMBER  SIX  SCHOOL  HOUSE  LOT. 


Sept.  1,  1875 . 

Sept.  1,  1870  . 

Sept.  1,  1877  . . 

Sept.  1,  1878  . 

Sept.  1,  1870 . 

Aug.  1.  1880,  on  School  Building 


SI  ,200  00 
1,120  00 
1 ,040  00 
000  00 
880  00 

3,000  00-S  8,200  00 


COUPONS  PAID. 


Aug.  1,  1878 . S880  00 

Aug.  1,  1870 .  880  00 

Aug.  1,  1880 .  880  00-S  2,040  00 


Total  Bonds  and  Coupons  paid . .  S  21,200  00 

BONDED  INDEBTEDNESS  DUE  AS  FOLLOWS  : 


Aug.  1,  1881.. 
Aug.  1,  1 882 .  - 
Aug.  2,  1  883-- 
Aug.  2,  1884-- 
Aug.  2,  1885- 


S  3,000—8  per  cent,  bonds. 
5,000-8 
1,000  -0 
2,000—0 
2,000-0 


Total  bonded  indebedness . S  13,000 


> 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


39 


1872-78. 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION ,  Rock  Island, 

In  Account  with  CORNELIUS  LYNDE ,  Treasurer. 


I)R. 

To  Rent  to  Sept.  530,  1872 . $  25  00 

“  “  Dec.  31,  1872 .  25  00 

“  “  March  81,  1878 .  25  00 

Interest  on  Overdraft .  203  80 

Coupons  paid  and  returned .  8,100  00 

Vouchers  returned .  17,805  04 

July  2,  1873,  Balance .  433  45 


Total 


July  9,  1872 

“  11,  “ 

“  12,  “ 

Oct.  26,  “ 

Nov.  2,  “ 

Nov.29,  “ 

Dec.23,  “ 

Jan.  3,  1873 

“  13,  “ 

“  24,  “ 

Feb.20,  “ 

“  04  “ 

Apr.  3,  “ 

Jun.ll,  “ 

“  30,  “ 


..By  Balance . 

..By  Heflin . 

..By  Heflin  1809-70 . 

..By  Tuition  by  Superintendent . 

..By  “  “  “  . 

.  By  Spencer,  Robinson  &  Co.  to  Feb.,  1872 

.By  A.  F.  C,  (Ferry  Company) . 

..By  H.  C.  Cleaveland . 

..By  Tuition . . . 

..By  H.  C.  Cleaveland . 

..By  “  “  . 

..By  M.  M.  Sturgeon . 

..By  H.  C.  Cleaveland . 

..By  D.  O.  Reid . 

By  “  “  . 


820,707  89 
Ck. 

8  240  00 

171  58 
501  70 
5  00 
15  00 
500  00 
500  00 
1,000  00 
10  00 
1,500  00 
1 ,500  00 
3,110  24 
12,014  30 
4.000  00 
500  00 


Total . 826,707  89 

July  2— By  Balance .  8  433  45 


C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


1878-74. 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION ,  Rock  Island ,  Illinois , 

In  Account  with  CORNELIUS  LYNDE ,  Treasurer. 

Dr. 


To  paid  coupons . . .  8  1,240  00 

“  office  rent  1  year  to  March  31 . -  100  00 

“  Interest  on  overdrafts . .  80  40 

“  Checks  this  day  returned .  20,891  58 

“  “  “  “  . . .  820  96 


823,133  00 

July  1— To  balance .  17  44 

Cr. 

1873.  July  2— By  balance . 8  433  45 

July  15— By  cash  of  D.  O.  Reid . . .  4,390  02 

July  15— By  “  “  “  820  90 

Oct.  15— By  cash  of  G.  W.  Heflin,  tax  in  1872 . 550  00 

Oct.  22— By  cash  of  C.  H.  Stoddard,  tuition . . . 52  00 

Nov.  3— By  cash  of  D.  0.  Reid,  taxes  . .  1,333  07 

1874.  Jan.  21— By  cash  of  H.  C.  Cleaveland,  taxes .  1,200  00 

Feb.  16— By  cash  of  H.  C.  Cleaveland,  taxes .  1,800  00 

Feb.  28— By  cash  of  H.  C.  Cleaveland,  taxes .  2,200  00 

Mch.  11— By  cash  M.  M.  Sturgeon,  County  Superintendent .  3,448  47 

Mch.  17— By  cash  of  Mr.  Everett,  tuition .  9  00 

Apr.  13— By  cash  of  H.  C.  Cleaveland,  taxes .  0,877  99 

July  1— By  balance  forward .  17  44 


8  23,133  00 

C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


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1874-75. 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION ,  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 

In  account  with  CORNELIUS  LYNDE ,  Treasurer. 

Dr. 

July  1— To  balance . . . $  17  44 

“  —Paid  coupons . 580  00 

“  —Office  rent,  March  31, ’74,  to  June  30, ’75 .  125  00 

“  — C.  II.  Stoddard,  serving  tax  notice .  1  50 

“  —Interest  on  overdraft  .  ..  380  20 

“  —Paid  checks  returned  this  day . 23,531  00 

“  —  “  “  “  “  . .  802  42 

July  8— To  balance .  812  05 


$27,310  00 
Cu. 

1874.  July  8— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter . $  3,805  01 

Oct.  7— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter,  tax  on  bank  stock .  583  30 

Oct.  10— By  cash  J.  F.  Everett,  tuition .  5  00 

1875.  Jan.  0— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter,  Treasurer .  085  84 

Feb.  1—  By  cash  B.  Davenport,  Collector .  034  80 

Feb.  10— By  cash  J.  F.  Everett,  tuition .  0  50 

Mar.  2— By  cash  B.  Davenport,  Collector. . „• .  2,010  13 

Apr.  7— By  cash  M.  M.  Sturgeon . . .  3,351  33 

“  8— By  cash  B.  Davenport,  Collector . .  8,241  03 

June  4— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter . 4,000  00 

July  1— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter .  3,000  00 


$27,310  0)0 

July  8— By  balance .  812  95 

C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


1875-76. 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 

In  account  with  CORNELIUS  LYNDE ,  Treasurer. 

Dr. 

July,  1875— To  paid  coupons . . . $  1,200  00 

“  “  —To  paid  for  stamping  orders .  190 

January  5— Recording  tax  deed . . .  100 

—Office  rent  Sept.  30,  1875,  to  Dec.  31,  1875 .  25  00 

—Office  rent  Dec.  31,  1875,  to  March  31, 1870 .  25  00 

—Office  rent  March  31,  1870,  to  June  31, 1870 . 25  00 

—Office  rent  June  30,  1870,  to  Sept.  30,  1870 .  25  00 

—Interest  account  Mitchell  &  Lynde .  407  33 

—Paid  checks  returned  this  day . .  22,032  41 

July  19  —Balance .  2,807  55 


$27,270  25 
Cr. 

1875.  July  8— By  balance . $  812  95 

Sept.  27— By  J.  F.  Everett,  tuition .  12  00 

,  Nov.  19— By  S.  R.  Porter,  Treasurer,  balance  Tax  1875 .  2,031  09 

Dec.  30— Spencer  &  Robinson,  charter  from  1873,  ’74  and  ’75 .  300  00 

1870.  Jan’y  3— By  J.  R.  Huber .  112  00 

Feb’y  1  -By  “  “  1,272  34 

March  1— By  “  “  1,445  81  i 

“  4— By  J.  F.  Everett,  tuition .  7  35 

April  3— By  E.  Peterson,  Collector . 239  50 

“  8  -By  J.  R.  Huber,  Collector  .  0,388  91 

“  22— By  M.  M.  Sturgeon,  County  Superintendent .  3,119  33 

“  24— By  J.  F.  Everett,  tuition . 9  00 

June  1— By  S.  R.  Porter,  Treasurer . . .  4,000  00 

July  ]  1—  By  “  “  “  .  4,000  00 

“  18— By  “  “  “  balance .  2,919  02 


$  27,270  25 


July  19— By  Balance . $  2,807  55 

C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


City  of  Rock  Island. 


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1876-77. 

BO  All  D  OF  EDUCATION ,  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 

In  account  with  CORNELIUS  LYNDE ,  Treasurer. 

Dr. 

July  1.  1877— To  paid  coupons . , . . . $  1,120  00 

“  “  -  Officerent  June  30,  1870,  to  June  30,  1877 .  100  00 

“  “  —Interest  on  overdrafts . - .  320  20 

“  “  --Paid  orders  retired  this  day .  22,323  00 

“  “  —Balance . 1,082  25 


Total . $25,554  00 

•  Cr. 

1870.  July  10— By  balance . $  2,807  55 

July  20— Disputed  tax  1874,  Moline  Township .  1,127  53 

1877.  Feb.  13— By  cash  H.  Heitahrends . . .  704  84 

Mch.  3— By  cash  “  “  . . . . . .  1,872  00 

Mch.  24— By  cash  M.  M.  Sturgeon . 3,204  37 

April  5— By  cash  II.  Heitahrends .  8,220  37 

May  1— By  cash  S.  R.  Porter . . .  2,000  00 

June  7— By  cash  “  “  4,000  00 

June  0— By  cash  S.  W.  McMaster . . .  1,407  25 


Total . . . . $  25,554  00 


By  balance . $  1,082  25 

C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


1877-78. 

CORNELIUS  LYNDE,  School  Treasurer, 

In  account  with  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  Rock  Island ,  Illinois. 

Dr. 

July  7,  1878— To  balance  account  rendered . $  1,082  25 

—To  bonds  sold.. .  11,000  00 

— To  S.  R.  Porter,  Treasurer... . . .  11,470  84 

—To  C.  E.  Hawley,  Collector.. . .  11,041  30 

--To  M.  M.  Sturgeon,  Superintendent .  3,257  00 

—To  Spencer  &  Robinson,  1878  and  1877 .  200  00 


$  30,258  14 

July  5,  1878— To  cash  on  hand . $  882  30 

Cr. 

By  principal  and  interest  coupons .  $  1,040  00 

By  interest  on  account . .' . . .  255  31— $1,205  31 

By  rent .  100  00 

By  orders  paid .  30,080  47 

By  cash  on  hand .  882  30 


$30,258  14 

C.  LYNDE,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 


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1878-79. 

CORNELIUS  LYNNE ,  School  Treasurer , 

In  account  with  BOARD  OE  EDUCATION,  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Dr. 

July  5,  1878— To  balance . $  882  315 

Sept.  “  —To  S.  R.  Porter .  4,395  09 

“  —To  S.  R.  Porter . . .  12,000  00  , 

—To  Win.  S.  Stafford .  9,102  015 

—To  M.  M.  Sturgeon .  3,429  12 


$29,808  63 
Cr. 

By  rent . $  160  00 

By  Interest  on  account . . . . . . .  515  91 

By  coupons  paid .  1,840  00 

By  orders  paid .  25,871  84 

By  cash  on  hand .  1,480  88 


$  29,808  63 

_  0..  LYNDE,  Treasurer. 

1879-80. 

CORN E LIUS  LYNDE,  School  Treasurer , 

In  account  with  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  Rock  Island ,  Illinois. 

Dr. 

July  1.  To  Balance . $  1,480  88 

To  S.  R.  Porter,  County  Treasurer .  2,502  1 1 

To  Thomas  Johnston,  Collector .  13,994  88 

To  T.  J.  Robinson,  Perry  (two  years) .  200  00 

To  M.  M.  Sturgeon,  County  Superintendent  of  Schools.. .  3,465  151 

To  R.  F.  Reid,  County  Treasurer . 11,167  18 


$  32,810  66 

July  1,  1880— To  balance,  cash  on  hand .  $  5,945  64 

Cr. 

By  rent  paid . $  100  00 

By  interest  coupons  and  bonds .  1,760  00 

By  interest  on  account . . .  4o4  20 

By  school  orders .  25,540  82 

By  balance— cash  on  hand . . . • .  5,945  64 


$  32,810  66 

Rock  Island  School  District  bonds  due  August,  1880 . $  3,000  00 

Interest  Coupons  due. .  . . . . . .  880  00 

Bill  coal  not  included  in  statement.. .  . .  604  05 


$  4  484  05 

Cash  on  hand  after  settlement  of  above  indebtedness . . $  1,401  59 

C.  LYNDE,  Treasurer. 


LIBRARY  FUND. 

Received  from  Lectures  and  Matinee . $  96  75 

Received  from  Tuition .  279  25 


Total  received . . $  376  00 


Paid  for  reference  books . $  334  60 

Balance  on  hand . . . • . $  41  40 


Ctiy  of  Rock  Island . 


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An  Act  to  Incorporate  “  Rock  Island  District  School  A 


1.  Boundaries. 

2.  Government ;  “Board  of  Education.” 

3.  Election  of  board ;  time,  place,  and 
manner  of  holding  ;  notice  of,  to  be  giv¬ 
en  ;  board  to  be  divided  into  classes  ; 
term  of. 

4.  “Board  of  Education”  to  be  a  body  cor¬ 
porate  ;  have  Seal,  and  exercise  corpo¬ 
rate  powers. 

5.  Board  to  hold  quarterly  sessions  ;  spe¬ 
cial  meetings  ;  quorum  ;  organization  ; 
president  and  clerk,  appointment  and 
duties  of ;  evidence  of  proceedings  of 
board ;  treasurer  to  give  bond  to  keep 
record  of  moneys  received  and  paid  out. 

8.  Members  of  board  not  to  receive  com¬ 
pensation  except  for  extraordinary  du¬ 
ties  ;  treasurer  and  secretary,  compen¬ 
sation  of. 

7.  Treasurer,  duties  prescribed  ;  funds  how 
applied. 

8.  Board  of  Education  to  be  successors  of 
“Trustees  of  Schools”  of  township  ;  to 
have  control  of  school  funds  and  prop¬ 
erty  .;  may  purchase,  hold,  sell  and 
make  conveyance,  of  property,  real  and 
personal. 

9.  Board  may  borrow  money  for  erection  of 
school  houses  ;  may  issue  bonds  there¬ 
for  ;  limit. 

10.  General  power  to  borrow  money ;  for 
what  time  ;  limit. 

11.  Judgment  against  “Board  of  Educa¬ 


tion  ;”  form  of  execution,  how  satisfied. 

12.  Power  of  board  to  levy  taxes  ;  manner 
of  levy  how  assessed  and  collected. 

13.  General  powers  of  “Board  of  Education” 
to  provide  common  schools  ;  to  provide 
school  houses,  furnish  and  maintain 
same  ;  to  visit  schools  monthly  ;  to  ap¬ 
point  and  dismiss  teachers,  and  regulate 
salary  of ;  prescribe  branches  to  be 
taught ;  may  establish  school  of  different 
grades  ;  may  expel  pupils  ;  may  subdi¬ 
vide  the  district ;  may  appoint  district 
directors,  and  such  other  officers  as 
necessary ;  general  power  over  school 
fund  and  school  property. 

14.  Teachers  of  schools  within  district ;  to 
keep  schedules ;  board  to  make  report 
annually,  as  required  by  law,  to  superin¬ 
tendent  of  schools. 

15.  Board  to  publish  annual  statement  of 
the  condition  of  schools  within  districts  ; 
contents  of  statement  prescribed. 

16.  All  of  the  city  included  in  school  district ; 
territory  may  be  annexed. 

17.  Members  of  board  liable  to  penalty  for 
neglect  of  duties  prescribed  ;  same,  how 
recovered  ;  misappropriation  of  school 
funds,  penalty  for  ;  imprisonment. 

18.  Provisions  of  §17  extended  to  clerk, 
treasurer  and  other  officers. 

19.  Prior  acts  repealed ;  repeal  of  this  act, 
how  made. 

20.  This  act  to  be  public  act ;  when  in  force. 


Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  all  of  fractional  township  number 
eighteen,  north  of  range  number  two,  west  of  the  4th  P.  M.,  is  hereby  consti¬ 
tuted  a  school  district  to  be  known  as  “Rock  Island  School  District.” 

Sec.  2.  The  government  of  said  district  for  school  purposes,  shall  be 
vested  in  a  board  of  five  persons  to  be  styled  “The  Board  of  Education  of 
Rock  Island  School  District,”  and  to  be  elected,  qualified,  and  organized,  as 
hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  3.  There  shall  be  elected  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  district,  on 
the  first  Tuesday  of  April  next,  five  persons,  who  shall  constitute  said  board, 
and  hold  their  office  two  years,  and  until  their  successors  are  elected  and 


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qualified,  except  at  their  first  meeting  after  said  election,  they  shall  be  divided 
by  lot  into  two  classes,  two  of  them  to  be  of  the  first  class,  and  three  of  the 
second  class ;  and  the  seats  of  the  first  class  shall  be  vacated  at  the  expiration 
of  one  year,  when  there  shall  be  an  election  of  two  members  of  the  board,  of 
the  first  class,  and  thereafter  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  April  annually  there 
shall  be  an  election  of  said  classes  alternately.  The  meetings  for  said  elec¬ 
tions  shall  be  notified  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  by  giving  at 
least  ten  days’  notice  of  the  time  and  place,  or  places  of  said  election,  by  pub¬ 
lishing  a  notice  thereof,  in  one  or  more  of  the  newspapers  of  said  city;  and 
the  poll  books  shall  be  opened  and  kept,  the  votes  canvassed,  and  returns 
made,  and  all  other  proceedings  had  in  the  same  manner  as  in  elections  of 
mayor  and  aldermen  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island ;  Provided,  that  it  shall  not  be 
necessary  to  open  the  polls  at  more  than  one  place,  unless  the  mayor  may 
deem  it  expedient  to  open  them  in  each  ward  of  said  city.  In  case  of  a  tie  in 
any  election,  the  same  shall  be  decided  by  lot  by  the  judges  of  election  on 
the  day  of  election.  If  between  the  times  of  the  annual  elections,  any 
vacancies  shall  occur  in  said  board,  by  death,  resignation  or  removal  from 
the  limits  of  said  district,  the  remaining  members  shall  fill  the  vacancy  by 
appointment,  and  the  person  so  appointed  shall  hold  the  office  until  the  next 
annual  election,  and  until  his  successor  shall  be  elected  and  qualified.  The 
members  of  said  board  shall  severally  take  an  oath  to  discharge  the  duties  of 
their  office  to  the  best  of  their  knowledge  and  ability.  . 

Sec.  4.  The  said  board  of  education  shall  be  a  body  corporate  and  politic, 
by  the  name  and  style  of  “The  Board  of  Education  of  Rock  Island  School 
District,”  and  may  have  a  common  seal  and  change  the  same  at  pleasure;  and 
as  such  may  contract  and  be  contracted  with,  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be 
impleaded,  in  and  before  any  tribunal  having  a  competent  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  to  hold  quarterly  sessions,  on 
the  second  Tuesday  of  April,  July,  October  and  January  of  each  year,  and 
they  may  meet  by  adjournment  at  such  other  times  as  they  may  think  proper; 
and  the  president  of  the  board,  or  any  two  members  thereof,  may  call  a  spe¬ 
cial  meeting  of  the  board,  by  giving  a  verbal  notice  of  the  time  and  place  and 
object  thereof,  or  leaving  a  written  notice  thereof  at  the  residence  of.  all  the 
other  members  of  the  board;  and  at  all  the  meetings,  a- majority  of  the  board 
shall  be  a  quorum  to  transact  business.  Said  board  shall  organize  by  ap¬ 
pointing  one  of  their  number  president.  They  shall  also  elect  a  clerk  who 
may  be  a  member  of  the  board,  and  a  treasurer  who  shall  not  be  a  member  of 
the  board,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices  during  the  pleasure  of  the 
board  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected  and  qualified.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  president  when  present  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  board, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  to  be  present  at  such  meetings,  and  to 
record  in  a  book  to  be  provided  for  that  purpose,  all  the  official  proceedings 
of  said  board,  which  record  shall  be  public  and  open  to  the  inspection  of  any 
person  interested ;  and  all  said  proceedings  when  recorded  shall  be  signed  by 
the  president  and  clerk,  and  a  copy  thereof  certified  by  the  clerk  shall  be 
prima  facie  evidence  of  such  proceedings  in  courts  and  other  places.  If  the 
president  or  clerk  be  absent,  the  board  may  appoint  a  president  or  clerk  pro 
tern.  The  treasurer  shall  execute  to  the  said  board  an  official  bond,  with  good 


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and  sufficient  securities,  such  bond  to  be  approved  by  the  board,  in  such  sums 
as  the  board  may  determine,  but  to  be,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  in 
double  the  amount  of  all  moneys  that  will  at  one  time  be  in  his  hands,  and 
conditioned  for  the  performance  of  his  duties  as  treasurer,  and  especially 
faithfully  to  keep  and  from  time  to  time  pay  over  all  moneys  that  he  shall 
receive  as  such  treasurer,  as  he  .shall  be  directed  by  order  of  the  board,  or 
required  by  law  to  do.  He  shall  keep  a  true  and  accurate  record  in  proper 
books  for  that  purpose  of  all  moneys  received  and  paid  out  by  him,  for  what 
purpose,  and  upon  what  and  whose  account,  but  he  shall  pay  out  no  money, 
except  upon  the  order  of  the  board.  For  all  moneys  paid  out,  he  shall  take  and 
tile  with  the  papers  of  his  office  proper  vouchers,  and  he  shall  settle  his  ac¬ 
counts  with  the  board  at  least  once  in  each  year,  and  oftener  if  the  board 
shall  so  require. 

Sec.  (i.  No  member  of  the  board  shall  receive  any  compensation  for  his 
attendance  at  the  meetings  of  the  board,  nor  for  the  performance  of  any  of  its 
ordinary  duties;  but  for  extraordinary  services  reasonable  compensation  may 
be  allowed,  the  board  to  determine  what  are  extraordinary  services  and  the 
compensation  thereof.  The  secretary  and  treasurer  shall  receive  such  com¬ 
pensation  as  the  board  shall  prescribe. 

Sec.  7.  The  treasurer  shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  board,  demand 
and  receive  of  the  officer  or  officers  having  the  custody  thereof,  any  interest 
or  other  money,  from  any  school  fund  or  any  other  source  to  which  the  Rock 
Island  school  district,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  the  schools,  or  the  teacher 
therein  would  be  entitled,  if  this  act  had  not  been  passed;  and  the  money  so 
received  from  such  funds  or  sources,  shall  be  placed  in  the  treasury,  to  be 
used  and  expended  under  the  order  and  direction  of  the  board,  for  the  sup¬ 
port  of  schools  and  for  school  purposes,  in  the  same  manner  as  other  funds 
that  shall  come  into  the  treasury,  by  taxation  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  8.  Said  board  of  education  shall  be  the  legal  successors  of  the 
trustees  of  schools  iu  said  township  eighteen  (18)-  north  of  range  two  (2)  west 
of  the  4th  P.  M.,  and  shall  have  the  entire  and  exclusive  control  of  all  school  funds 
of  said  Rock  Island  school  district,  or  any  part  hereof,  whether  consisting  of  the 
portion  of  the  school,  college,  seminary  or  township  funds,  belonging  and  to 
belong  to  said  district,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  derived  from  taxation,  loans 
or  otherwise, to  be  used  by  them  as  provided  in  this  act;  and  they  may  receive 
any  gift,  grant,  donation,  devise,  bequest  or  legacy  made  for  the  use  of  any 
school  or  schools,  or  library  or  other  school  purposes,  within  their1' jurisdic¬ 
tion,  and  they  shall  be  and  are  hereby  invested  in  their  corporate  capacity 
with  the  title,  care  and  custody  of  all  lands,  lots,  school  houses,  school 
libraries,  apparatus,  and  other  property  belonging  or  appertaining  to  the  com¬ 
mon  schools  of  the  district,  or  any  of  them,  or  which  may  be  within  their 
jurisdiction,  with  full  power  to  control  the  same,  iu  such  manner  as  they  may 
think  will  promote  the  interest  of  schools  or  the  cause  of  education^ 
and  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  act;  and  when  in 
their  opinion  it  may  be  for  the  interest  for  said  district  to  sell  any  lot 
or  tract  of  land,  or  building  belonging  to  said  district,  or  any  part  thereof, 
said  board  may  sell  and  convey  the  same  in  the  name  of  the  board,  and  such 
conveyance  as  well  as  other  conveyances,  contracts  and  assignments  of  the 


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board,  shall  be  executed  by  the  president  and  ‘clerk  of  the  board  of  education 
of  Rock  Island  school  district,  and  the  avails  of  all  such  sales  and  assign¬ 
ments  shall  be  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the  board  for  the  benefit  of  schools, 
and  all  conveyances  of  real  and  personal  estate,  and  assignments  of  choscs  in 
action  which  may  be  made  to  said  board,  shall  be  made  to  said  board  in  its 
corporate  name ;  and  said  board  may  purchase  and  hold  such  real  estate  and 
personal  property,  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  establishment  and  support 
of  schools,  and  such  real  estate  as  may  be  purchased  under  any  sale  upon 
execution  or  decree  in  favor  of  said  board,  or  in  satisfaction  of  any  debt  due 
the  said  board,  and  at  any  time  thereafter  may  sell  and  convey  the  same. 

Sec.  9.  For  the  purpose  of  erecting  school  houses,  purchasing  school 
house  sites,  or  repairing  or  improving  the  same,  or  purchasing  libraries  or 
apparatus, it  shall  be  lawful  for  said  board  to  borrow  money,  at  a  rate  of  inter¬ 
est  not  exceeding  ten  per  cent,  per  annum,  and  issue  bonds  therefor  in  sums 
not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars,  which  bonds  shall  be  executed  by  the 
president  and  clerk  of  said  board,  in  the  liame  of  the  board ;  Provided  that 
the  bonds  issued  by  said  board,  and  outstanding,  shall  not  at  any  time  exceed 
one  per  centum  of  assessed  value  of  the  real  and  personal  property  of  said 
district. 

Sec.  10.  Said  board  may  also  at  any  time  when  they  may  deem  it  neces¬ 
sary,  borrow  any  sum  or  sums  of  money  for  a  time  not  exceeding  one  year, 
and  at  a  rate  of  interest  not  exceeding  ten  per  cent,  per  annum,  to  be  expended 
for  general  school  purposes:  Provided,  that  the  total  amount  of  moneys  so 
borrowed  and  unpaid,  shall  not  at  anytime  exceed  one-half  of  one  per  centum 
on  the  assessed  value  of  the  real  and  personal  property  of  said  district;. and 
for  the  payment  for  the  moneys  so  borrowed,  the  proceeds  of  the  taxes  first  paid 
into  the  treasury  thereafter,  and  not  especially  appropriated  by  law,  are  hereby 
specifically  pledged,  and  shall  be  applied  in  payment  of  the  sums  so  borrowed 
in  preference  to  any  other  debts. 

Sec.  11.  If  any  judgments  shall  be  obtaiued  against  said  board,  the 
party  entitled  to  the  benefit  of  such  judgment,  may  have  execution  therefor 
as  follows,  to-wit:  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  court  in  which  such  judgment 
shall  be  obtained,  or  to  which  such  judgment  shall  be  removed  by  transcript 
or  appeal  from  a  justice  of  the  peace  or  other  court,  to  issue  thence  a  writ 
commanding  the  board  of  education  and  treasurer  of  said  district  to  cause 
the  amount  thereof,  with  ten  per  cent,  interest  and  costs,  to  be  paid  to  the  party 
eutitled  to  the  benefit  of  said  judgment,  out  of  any  moneys,  unappropriated, 
of  said  district;  and  if  there  be  no  such  moneys,  out  of  the  first  moneys  that 
shall  be  received  for  the  use  of  said  district;  and  to  enforce  ■obedience  to  such 
writ  by  attachment,  or  by  mandamus,  requiring  said  board  to  levy  a  tax  for 
the  payment  of  said  judgment,  and  all  legal  process  as  well  as  writs  to  enforce 
payment  of  a  judgment,  shall  be  served  either  on  the  president  or  clerk  of 
said  board. 

Sec.  12.  Said  board  shall,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  August  in  each 
year,  cause  to  be  raised  by  taxation  for  school  purposes,  including  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  any  debts  due,  or  during  the  ensuing  year  to  become  due,  from  said 
district,  such  an  amount  as  they  shall  estimate  will,  together  with  available 
means  accruing  from  other  sources,  be  required  for  school  purposes  in  said 


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district  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  shall  determine  as  nearly  as  practicable 
what  rate  per  cent,  (not  to  exceed  one  per  cent,  unless  the  debts  to  be  paid 
require  it),  on  all  the  taxable  property  in  said  district  must  be  levied,  to  raise 
the  amount  so  estimated,  and  shall  make  an  order  therefor,  and  the  clerk  shall 
enter  the  same  upon  the  records  of  the  board.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
clerk  of  said  board  to  make  out  a  certified  copy  of  said  order,  signed  by  the 
president  of  the  board,  and  attested  by  the  clerk,  and  within  ten  days  from  the 
passage  of  said  order,  present  the  same  to  the  clerk  of  the  board  of  supervisors 
of  Rock  Island  county.  The  tax  so  levied  by  the  said  board  of  education, 
shall  be  assessed  and  collected  in  the  same  manner  and  at  the  same  time  and 
by  the  same  officers  as  state  taxes  are  assessed  and  collected  within  the  limits 
of  said  district,  and  the  proceeds  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  said  board  of  educa¬ 
tion,  after  deducting  therefrom  one-half  the  per  centage  allowed  for  assessing 
and  collecting  state  taxes. 

Sec.  13.  The  said  board  of  education  shall  transact  all  business  which 
may  be  necessary  in  relation  to  common  schools  in  said  district. 

First.  They  shall  establish  a  sufficient  number  of  common  schools  for 
the  education  of  every  person  residing  in  said  district  over  the  age  of  five 
year's,  and  under  the  age  of  twenty  years,  and  shall  make  the  necessary  pro¬ 
visions  for  continuing  said  schools  in  operation  at  least  eight  months  in  every 
year,  except  the  first  year  after  the  organization  under  this  act. 

Second.  They  shall  cause  suitable  lots  of  ground  to  be  procured,  and 
suitable  buildings  to  be  erected,  purchased  or  rented  for  school  houses,  and 
shall  supply  the  same  with  fuel,  furniture  and  apparatus,  and  may  cause  said 
buildings  and  other  property  to  be  insured,  and  shall  make  all  other  pro¬ 
visions  (in)  relation  to  schools  which  they  may  deem  proper. 

Third.  They  shall  exercise  general  supervision  over  the  common  schools 
of  the  district,  and  shall  by  one  or  more  of  their  number,  or  by  their  agent 
or  agents,  visit  each  one  of  said  common  schools  at  least  once  a  month  while 
they  are  in  operation. 

Fourth.  They  shall  appoint  all  the  teachers  of  said  common  schools, 
establish  rules  respecting  their  qualifications,  and  how  the  same  shall  be 
determined;  fix  the  amount  of  the  salary  or  compensation  of  each  teacher, 
and  may  dismiss  any  teacher  at  any  time. 

Fifth.  They  may  direct  what  branches  of  learning  shall  be  taught  and 
what  books  shall  be  used  in  each  school. 

Sixth.  They  shall  have  power  to  establish  schools  of  different  grades, 
and  the  rules  and  regulations  for  the  admission  of  pupils  into  the  same, 
having  regard  to  the  qualification  of  pupils ;  and  they  may  suspend  or  expel 
from  the  schools,  any  pupil  found  guilty  on  a  full  examination  and  hearing, 
of  refractory  or  incorrigible  bad  conduct. 

Seventh.  They  may  lay  off'  and  divide  said  Rock  Island  school  district 
into  local  districts,  and  from  time  to  time  alter  the  same,  or  create  new  ones, 
as  circumstances  may  require. 

Eighth.  They  may  appoint  a  board  of  three  persons  in  each  local  dis¬ 
trict,  to  be  denominated  “District  Directors,”  and  prescribe  by  established 
rules  and  regulations  the  powers  and  duties  of  such  directors;  and  remove 
them  at  their  pleasure. 


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Ninth.  They  may  appoint  such  other  officers,  committees  or  agents  as 
they  shall  deem  best  and  most  conducive  to  the  well-being  of  the  schools,  and 
of  school  education  in  said  Rock  Island  school  district. 

Tenth.  And  generally  they  shall  have  and  possess  all  the  rights,  powers 
and  authority,  necessary  for  the  proper  management  of  the  schools  and  school 
funds,  with  the  power  to  make  all  such  rules,  orders  and  ordinances  as  they 
may  deem  necessary  to  carry  their  powers  and  duties  into  effect,  and  perfect  a 
good  system  of  public  instruction  and  common  schools  in  said  district. 

Sec.  14.  The  several  teachers  of  said  public  schools  shall  keep  schedules  of 
the  pupils  attending  the  schools,  as  is  now  required  or  may  hereafter  be  re¬ 
quired  of  teachers  of  schools  by  law ;  and  the  said  board  of  education  shall  make 
return  and  report  to  the  state  superintendent  of  public  schools,  or  other  proper 
officer,  on  all  such  matters  and  things  as  are  or  shall  be  required  by  law  and 
the  direction  of  such  superintendent  or  other  proper  officer,  or  any  county  or 
township  officers,  and  shall  make  such  other  reports  as  persons  having  the 
control  of  public  schools  are  or  may  be  required  to  make  by  virtue  of  any 
law  of  this  state. 

Sec.  15.  Said  board  shall  at  the  end  of  each  year  of  their  term  of  office, 
cause  to  be  prepared  and  published  in  one  or  more  of  the  newspapers  pub¬ 
lished  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  a  statement  exhibiting  the  condition  of 

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schools  for  the  preceding  year,  which  statement  shall  be  substantially  as 
follows,  viz : 

First.  The  whole  number  of  schools  which  have  been  taught  in  said  year. 

Second.  What  number  of  teachers  have  been  employed  in  each  school, 
stating  the  name  of  each  teacher,  the  time  employed,  and  the  compensation 
paid. 

Third.  Tlie  whole  number  of  scholars  in  all  the  schools,  giving  the 
number  of  males  and  females  in  each  school  separately,  and  the  average 
number  in  attendance. 

Fourth.  The^  amount  of  all  the  funds  received  into  the  treasury  during 
the  year,  and  the  sources  from  whence  it  was  received,  stating  the  amount 
received  from  each  source. 

Fifth.  The  amount  paid  out;  stating  in  every  case  for  what,  and  to 
whom  paid. 

Sixth.  The  amount  and  kind  of  unexpended  funds  on  hand  at  the  end  of 
the  year. 

Seventh.  A  statement  of  the  total  amount  received  and  the  total  amount 
paid  out  for  school  purposes  during  the  year. 

Sec.  16.  All  the  territory  which  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  this  act,  or 
at  any  time  hereafter  may  be  embraced  in  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of 
Rock  Island,  shall  be  included  in,  and  constitute  a  part  of  Rock  Island  school 
district;  and  any  tract  or 'tracts  of  land  adjoining  said  district,  may  be  an¬ 
nexed  to  it,  on  condition  that  three-fourths  of  the  legal  voters  residing  within 
the  limits  of  such  tract  or  tracts,  shall  petition  the  board  of  education  to  be 
annexed  to  said  district,  and  that  their  petition  shall  be  granted  l)}r  the 
unanimous  vote  of  all  the  members  of  said  board.  Whenever  any  territory 
shall  be  so  annexed  to  and  become  a  part  of  said  district,  all  the  provisions  of 
this  act  shall  be  applicable  to  it,  in  the  same  manner  as  they  would  have  been 


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if  it  had  been  embraced  within  the  district  at  the  time  of  the  passage 
of  this  act. 

Sec.  17.  For  any  neglect  or  failure  by  the  said  board  of  education,  or  of 
any  member  thereof,  to  fulfil  the  duties  required  of  or  imposed  upon  them,  by 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act,  they  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  fifty 
dollars,  to  be  recovered  in  an  action  of  debt,  at  the  suit  of  any  person  who 
may  complain ;  and  any  member  of  said  board  who  shall  appropriate  to  his 
own  use  any  of  the  funds  that  may  come  to  his  hands  or  under  his  control 
belonging  to  said  district  for  school  purposes,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  and  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail  not  exceed¬ 
ing  one  year. 

Sec.  18.  The  provisions  of  the  last  preceding  section  shall  be  held  to 
apply  to  the  clerk,  treasurer  or  any  other  officer  or  agent  elected  or  appointed 
in  pursuance  of  this  act. 

Sec.  19.  All  prior  acts  or  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  the  provisions 
of  this  act,  are  hereby  repealed,  and  any  act  of  the  General  Assembly  now  in 
force  or  hereafter  enacted,  shall  not  be  construed  in  any  manner  to  repeal, 
alter  or  change  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act,  unless  such  act  shall 
specifically  provide  for  such  repeal,  alteration  or  change. 

Sec.  20.  This  act  is  declared  to  be  a  public  law,  and  shall  take  effect  and 
be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Approved  February  18th,  1857. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  an  act  to  incorporate  the  Rock  Island  school  district , 

approved  February  18 th,  1857,  and  the  several  acts  amendatory  thereto. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  rep¬ 
resented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  the  act  incorporating  the  Rock 
Island  school  district,  approved  February  18th,  1857,  be  so  amended  that  the 
board  of  education  of  said  district  shall,  in  addition  to  the  powers  conferred 
upon  them  by  the  act  to  which  this  act  is  an  amendment,  have  power  to  bor¬ 
row  money  at  a  rate  of  interest  not  exceeding  ten  per  cent,  per  annum,  to  be 
exclusively  expended  in  purchasing  school  house  sites,  erecting  school  houses, 
or  in  repairing  or  improving  the  same,  or  for  the  payment  of  any  indebted¬ 
ness  incurred  for  such  purposes;  Provided,  That  any  indebtedness  so  incurred 
shall  be  paid  within  five  years  from  the  date  of  its  contraction,  and  shall 


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not  exceed  such  a  sum  as,  in  the  opinion  of  said  board,  can  be  paid  from  the 
proceeds  of  special  taxes,  to  be  levied  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  board  of  education  shall,  in  addition  to  powers  heretofore 
conferred,  have  power  to  levy  a  special  tax  upon  the  property  of  said  district, 
subject  to  taxation,  not  to  exceed  one  per  cent,  in  any  year,  for  the  exclusive 
purpose  of  purchasing  school  house  sites,  erecting  school  houses,  or  improv¬ 
ing  or  repairing  the  same,  or  for  the  payment  of  any  indebtedness  incurred 
for  such  purposes.  The  taxes  authorized  by  this  section  shall  be  levied, 
assessed,  collected  and  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  board  at  the  same  time 
and  in  the  same  manner  as  the  other  school  taxes  of  the  district. 

Sec.  3.  The  annual  election  of  the  board  of  education  of  Rock  Island 
school  district  shall  hereafter  be  held  on  the  last  Tuesday  in  June  of  each  year: 
At  the  next  regular  election  for  members  of  the  board  of  education  all 
vacancies  then  existing  in  said  board  shall  be  filled  by  election  in  the  usual 
manner,  and  there  shall  also  be  elected  two  other  members  of  said  board,  and 
thereafter  said  board  shall  consist  of  five  members.  The  two  members  of  said 
board  whose  term  of  office  shall  not  have  expired  at  the  next  election,  shall 
remain  in  office  for  one  year  from  and  after  said  regular  election,  and  the 
remaining  three  members  of  said  board  shall  select  by  lot  two  of  their  num¬ 
ber  who  shall  hpld  office  for  two  years  from  and  after  said  election,  and  the 
one  remaining  shall  hold  office  for  three  years.  And  thereafter  members  of 
the  board  shall  be  elected  and  hold  office  for  three  years :  Provided,  that  in 
case  of  election  to  fill  vacancies  occasioned  by  death,  resignation  or  removal, 
the  person  elected  shall  only  succeed  to  the  unexpired  term  of  the  member 
whom  he  succeeds. 

Sec.  4.  The  board  of  education  shall  not  be  required  to  admit  into  the 
schools  any  children  adapted  to  the  lowest  classes  in  the  primary  rooms, 
except  during  the  first  week  in  each  month. 

Sec.  5.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage,  and  shall  be 
a  public  act;  but  no  money  shall  be  borrowed,  or  tax  levied  under  this  act 
until  after  the  next  regular  election  for  members  of  the  board. 

Approved  Februarj'  18th,  1867. 


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